Dong Chinese dictionary

wèi

name of a river in Shanxi

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 胃 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

胃 Sound component

wèi

stomach

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wèi

name of a river in Shanxi

Wèi

the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain

Most common words with 渭

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	泾渭分明	to be entirely different
	渭	the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中\|关中 plain
	渭河	Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中\|关中[Guānzhōng] plain
	渭南	Weinan prefecture level city in Shaanxi
	渭水	Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中\|关中 plain

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