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潍

濰
wéi
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Wei River (in Shandong)
  2. 2 short for Weifang

Examples

潍河流经山东，最后流入大海。
Wéi hé liújīng Shāndōng, zuìhòu liúrù dàhǎi.
The Wei River flows through Shandong and empties into the sea.
潍坊以风筝闻名世界。
Wéi fāng yǐ fēngzheng wénmíng shìjiè.
Weifang is famous worldwide for kites.

Tips

usage
潍 names the 潍河 Wéihé, a river in Shandong, and is the first syllable of the city 潍坊 Wéifāng. It is essentially a place-name character and is not used in everyday vocabulary.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water (radical form of 水)
The three-drops water radical 氵, the side form of 水, marks 潍 as a body of water — fitting for a river name, like 江 and 河.
phonetic
维 wéi
to tie; to maintain (here phonetic)
Right is 维, supplying the sound wéi exactly. It contributes only the reading for this river name.

In Pop Culture

潍坊 Wéi fāng
Weifang
Shandong city known as the world capital of kites, hosting an international kite festival each spring.

Stroke Order

潍 wéi