懂中文 Dong Chinese

帷

wéi

tent

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.

Components
巾 meaning component

巾  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

隹 sound component

隹  Sound component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

帷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
帷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

帷  

wéi

tent; curtain, screen; curtain; screen

Most common words with 帷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

帷幕

heavy curtain

帷

curtain

运筹帷幄

fig. planning strategies

帷幔

drapery

窗帷

curtain