Chinese

喂

/weɪ̯⁵¹/
Hey!
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 3
  • radical 口
  • 12 strokes

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口 + phonetic 畏 (OC *quls).

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Lineage

  • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • soundChinese畏 “to fear”
    • meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
    • soundChinese鬼 “ghost; apparition; spirit (Classifier: 隻／只)”

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