懂中文 Dong Chinese

伟

wěi

great

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 偉.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

韦 sound component

韦  Sound component

wéi

  

tanned leather

Evolution

伟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
伟 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
伟 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
伟 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
伟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

伟 (偉) 

wěi

great, robust; extraordinary; big; large; great

Most common words with 伟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

伟大

huge

伟

big

宏伟

grand

伟人

great person

雄伟

grand