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桅 (wéi): Mast of ship — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 桅

桅杆 • wéigān • mast (of a ship)

wéi桅

gān杆

mast (of a ship)

桅灯 • wéidēng • masthead light; navigation light on a mast

wéi桅

dēng灯

masthead light; navigation light on a mast

船桅 • chuánwéi • ship's mast

chuán船

wéi桅

ship's mast

5.

Example Sentences

Yè夜

wǎn晚

，

wéi桅

dēng灯

zhào照

liàng亮

le了

hǎi海

miàn面

。

At night, the masthead light illuminated the sea surface.

Shuǐ水

shǒu手

pá爬

shàng上

le了

chuán船

wéi桅

。

The sailor climbed up the ship's mast.

Chuán船

shàng上

de的

wéi桅

gān杆

hěn很

gāo高

。

The mast on the ship is very tall.

Information

Pinyinwéi

Meaningmast of ship

Strokes10

Radical木

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3558

Zhuyinㄨㄟˊ

UnicodeU+6845

CangjieDNMU

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尉wèiofficer, military rank
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
魏wèikingdom of Wei; surname
潍wéicounty in Shandong province
韦wéitanned leather; surname; simplified form of KangXi radical number 178

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桦huàtype of birch
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桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

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