溦

Mandarin · pinyin wēi

Meanings

  1. drizzle
  2. fine rain
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溦
wēi · drizzle; (variant) valley; (variant) mold
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1 · wei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei1 · mei4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (obsolete) drizzle

character · Etymology 2

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 湄 (méi, “shore; edge”)

character · Etymology 3

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 黴 /霉 (méi, “mould”)

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