渭 wèi — name of a river in Shanxi · English

渭

wèi

name of a river in Shanxi

At a glance · 渭

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「渭」从水胃声，形声字，指关中渭河。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「渭」本为水名（渭水），关中八川之一。

Structure

从水、胃声，形声字，水表水名义类，胃表音。

At a glance

Pinyinwèi

Radical氵

Strokes12

UnicodeU+6E2D

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English name of a river in Shanxi name of a river in Shanxi

Français rivière Wei Rivière Wei. «浮渭据泾» : le fleuve Wei.

Español río Wei Río Wei. «浮渭据泾»: el río Wei.

العربية نهر وي نهر وي. «浮渭据泾»: نهر وي.

Русский река Вэй Река Вэй. «浮渭据泾»: река Вэй.

Common words

渭wèiWei river
渭水wèi shuǐWei river

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