Definitions

wēi used in 逶迤[wēi yí]

Etymology phono-semantic

walk

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The character pairs the movement radical (walking, traveling) with the phonetic component . It evokes something winding, meandering, or stretching out in a continuous curve, describing the physical trajectory of paths, rivers, or mountain ranges as they twist through a landscape. Almost always found in the compound 逶迤, it serves as a descriptive term for long, sinuous geographical features rather than functioning as an independent verb or noun.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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