Definitions

wěi (noun) tail
wěi (noun) end; extremity; remainder
(noun) tail (of horse; insect)

Etymology

Depicts fur () protruding from the posterior of a person () wearing a decorative tail.

About

The character 尾 combines the component 尸, depicting a seated or bent figure, with 毛 (hair/fur), visually suggesting tail hair extending from the body's rear. Its primary meaning is an animal's tail, which extends metaphorically to denote the rear or final part of anything, such as the end of a queue, a story's conclusion, or a project's closing phase.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

小猫有一条长巴。

Xiǎo māo yǒu yī tiáo cháng wěi ba.

The kitten has a long tail.

故事的结很感人。

Gùshì de jiéwěi hěn gǎnrén.

The ending of the story is very touching.

随那个陌生人。

Tā wěisuí nàgè mòshēngrén.

He tailed that stranger.

我的名字在名单末

Wǒ de míngzì zài míngdān mòwěi.

My name is at the end of the list.

汽车气污染空气。

Qìchē wěiqì wūrǎn kōngqì.

Car exhaust pollutes the air.

请检查账单的数。

Qǐng jiǎnchá zhàngdān de wěishù.

Please check the last digits of the bill.

我们正在扫工作。

Wǒmen zhèngzài sǎowěi gōngzuò.

We are wrapping up the work.

电影音缓缓消失。

Diànyǐng wěiyīn huǎnhuǎn xiāoshī.

The movie's ending sound slowly faded away.