wēi

to stew

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

fire

畏 sound component

  Sound component

wèi

  

fear

Evolution

煨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
煨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wēi

to stew, simmer; to simmer; to roast in ashes