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委

Mandarin · pinyin wēi#

used in 委蛇 wēi yí

Mandarin · pinyin wěi#

Mandarin · pinyin Wěi#

surname Wei

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委: wěi · appoint, send, commission

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1 · wei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai1 · wai2

Cantonese word readings for 委. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to entrust; to appoint; to send; to commission
to cast aside
to gather; to pile up
indirect
lower reaches of a river
dejected
indeed
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 委員／委员 (wěiyuán, “committee member”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 委員會／委员会 (wěiyuánhuì, “committee”)
a surname

character · Etymology 1

only used in 委蛇 (wēiyí, “winding; curved”)

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