炜 wěi — bright; glowing · English

炜

wěi

bright; glowing

At a glance · 炜

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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.

小篆从火，韦声，本义为火光盛、鲜明。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为火光盛明。

Structure

形声字，从火（意符），韦（wéi）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinwěi

Radical火

Strokes8

UnicodeU+709C

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English bright; glowing Bright or glowing (of light).

Français brillant; luisant Brillant ou luisant.

Español brillante; resplandeciente Brillante o resplandeciente.

العربية ساطع؛ متوهج ساطع أو متوهج.

Русский яркий; светящийся Яркий или светящийся.

Common words

炜wěiglowing
炜炜wěi wěibright

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