小薇 (Xiǎowēi): Xiaowei (common Chinese girl's…

Meanings

1 Xiaowei (common Chinese girl's nickname / given name)
2 Little Wei
3 title of a popular 2000 Mandopop hit by Wáng Yuán (黄品源 / Huáng Pǐnyuán)

Characters

小

xiǎo

small; young; affectionate prefix

薇

wēi

rose; fern; vetch (often used in feminine names)

Examples

小薇是我女朋友的小名。

Xiǎowēi shì wǒ nǚpéngyǒu de xiǎomíng.

Xiaowei is my girlfriend's nickname.

《小薇》是九十年代很火的一首歌。

“Xiǎowēi” shì jiǔshí niándài hěn huǒ de yī shǒu gē.

'Xiaowei' was a hit song from the late 90s.

Tips

culture

小 ('little/young') + 薇 ('rose/fern') is a common affectionate name for a girl whose full given name contains 薇. The 2000 Mandopop song 《小薇》 (Xiao Wei) by 黄品源 (Huáng Pǐnyuán, Huang Pin-yuan) — chorus 'There's a beautiful little girl, her name is Xiao Wei' — turned the nickname into a karaoke staple across the Chinese-speaking world.