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尾 (wěi): Tail — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 尾

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 尾 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 尾

尾 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
尾
尸shī · corpse
毛máo · hair
尾=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 尾

尾 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 尾

Physical tail or rear end

Words related to the tail or rear part of something.

尾巴 • wěi ba • tail; appendage • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

Example Sentences

Xià下
yǔ雨
tiān天
yào要
jì记
de得
dǎ

Information

Pinyinwěi
Meaningtail; end
Strokes7
Radical尸
Traditional尾
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1200
Zhuyinㄨㄟˇ
UnicodeU+5C3E
CangjieSHHQ
尸shī · corpse
+毛máo · hair
wěi尾
ba巴

tail; appendage

追尾 • zhuī wěi • Rear-end • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhuī追
wěi尾

Rear-end

尾气 • wěi qì • Exhaust gas / Tail gas • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wěi尾
qì气

Exhaust gas / Tail gas

Conclusion or final part

Words indicating the end or concluding part of something.

结尾 • jié wěi • ending • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
jié结
wěi尾

ending

尾声 • wěi shēng • Finale / Conclusion • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wěi尾
shēng声

Finale / Conclusion

打
kāi开
wěi尾
dēng灯
。

Remember to turn on the taillights on rainy days.

Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
yáo摇
zhe着
wěi尾
ba巴
。

The puppy is happily wagging its tail.

qǐng请
zài在
wén文
dàng档
de的
mò末
wěi尾
qiān签
míng名
。

Please sign at the end of the document

zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
jié结
wěi尾
hěn很
gǎn感
rén人
。

The ending of this movie is very touching

Mǎ马
wěi尾
biàn辫
shì是
hěn很
duō多
nǚ女
hái孩
xǐ喜
huan欢
de的
fà发
xíng型
。

The ponytail is a hairstyle many girls like.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "wei".

  • 尉wèiofficer, military rank
  • 惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
  • 桅wéimast of ship
  • 渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
  • 潍wéicounty in Shandong province
  • 韦wéitanned leather; surname; simplified form of KangXi radical number 178
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "尸".

  • 展zhǎnto open up, to spread out, to unfold
  • 屡lǚrepeatedly, time and again
  • 局júoffice, bureau, situation, part
  • 尹yinYin (a Chinese surname)
  • 屑xièscraps; crumbs
  • 屈qūto bend, to submit, or to be wronged
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