懂中文 Dong Chinese

苇

wěi

reed

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 葦.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

韦 sound component

韦  Sound component

wéi

  

tanned leather

Evolution

苇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
苇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

苇 (葦) 

wěi

reed; rush; Phragmites communis

Most common words with 苇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

苇

reed

芦苇

reed

苇席

reed mat

苇箔

reed matting