wèi

say, tell, call

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

胃 sound component

  Sound component

wèi

  

stomach

Evolution

谓 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
谓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Traditional script

Modern
谓 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

wèi

say, tell; call, name; be called; to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense

() 

Wèi

surname Wei

Most common words with 谓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

所谓

so-called

无所谓

to be indifferent

可谓

it could even be said

to speak

无谓

pointless