wéi

high

Components
山 meaning component

  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

mountain

鬼 sound component

  Sound component

guǐ

  

ghost

Evolution

嵬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嵬 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
嵬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
嵬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wéi

high; rugged, rocky, precipitous; rocky

Most common words with 嵬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rocky

崔嵬

stony mound