苇
(bound form) reed
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,334 U+82C7
How 苇 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 韦 (phonetic, wéi)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 韦
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 韦 (wéi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韦 sound component | wéi | tanned leather; surname |
| 围 | wéi | to surround, to encircle, to corral |
| 违 | wéi | to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from |
| 伟 | wěi | great, imposing; extraordinary |
| 纬 | wěi | warp and woof; lines of latitude |
| 讳 | huì | taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning |
| 韪 | wěi | right; proper; perpriety |
| 闱 | wéi | gate, door; living quarters |
| 玮 | wěi | a type of red jade; rare, valuable |
| 帏 | wéi | a curtain that forms a wall |
| 炜 | wěi | brilliant, glowing, red |
| 祎 | yī | excellent, rare; beautiful, fine |
Words containing 苇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东方大苇莺 | dōng fāng dà wěi yīng | (bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) |
| 远东苇莺 | Yuǎn dōng wěi yīng | (bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum) |
| 布氏苇莺 | Bù shì wěi yīng | (bird species of China) Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) |
| 黑眉苇莺 | hēi méi wěi yīng | (bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) |
| 大苇莺 | dà wěi yīng | (bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) |
| 噪大苇莺 | zào dà wěi yīng | (bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) |
| 厚嘴苇莺 | hòu zuǐ wěi yīng | (bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Arundinax aedon) |
| 细纹苇莺 | xì wén wěi yīng | (bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus) |
| 水蒲苇莺 | shuǐ pú wěi yīng | (bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| 红颈苇鹀 | hóng jǐng wěi wú | (bird species of China) ochre-rumped bunting; Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis) |
| 稻田苇莺 | dào tián wěi yīng | (bird species of China) paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) |
| 芦苇莺 | lú wěi yīng | (bird species of China) common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| 苇席 | wěi xí | reed mat |
| 芦苇荡 | lú wěi dàng | reedy wetland |
| 钝翅苇莺 | dùn chì wěi yīng | (bird species of China) blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) |
| 紫背苇鳽 | zǐ bèi wěi yán | (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) |
| 小苇鳽 | xiǎo wěi jiān | (bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) |
| 芦苇 | lú wěi | reed |
| 黄苇鳽 | huáng wěi yán | (bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) |
| 苇鹀 | wěi wú | (bird species of China) Pallas's reed bunting (Emberiza pallasi) |