wéi

gate

Components
门 meaning component

  Meaning component

mén

  

door

gate

韦 sound component

  Sound component

wéi

  

tanned leather

Evolution

闱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
闱 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
闱 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
闱 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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wéi

gate, door; living quarters; door to women's room; gate to palace