Dong Chinese dictionary

wěi

great

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

韋 Sound component

wéi

(surround a city), tanned leather

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wěi

great, robust; extraordinary; big; large; great

Most common words with 偉

Sources