wēi薇
薇
archaic
noun
botanical
common
Meaning of 薇
薇 means bracken; nest grass (an edible fern or vetch mentioned in ancient texts); used in names of flowering plants (e.g., crape myrtle, rose). Pronounced wēi.
- bracken; nest grass (an edible fern or vetch mentioned in ancient texts)
- used in names of flowering plants (e.g., crape myrtle, rose)
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes16
Components
艹
微
Stroke Order
薇
Definitions & Examples
Cǎi采
wēi薇
cǎi采
wēi薇
，
wēi薇
yì亦
zuò作
zhǐ止
。
We pick the bracken, we pick the bracken, and the bracken springs anew.
Bó伯
yí夷
、
Shū叔
Qí齐
bù不
shí食
Zhōu周
sù粟
，
yǐn隐
yú于
Shǒu首
Yáng阳
Shān山
，
cǎi采
wēi薇
ér而
shí食
zhī之
。
Boyi and Shuqi refused to eat the grain of the Zhou dynasty, hiding on Mount Shouyang and feeding on bracken instead.
Shān山
zhōng中
wú无
liáng粮
shi食
，
zhǐ只
néng能
cǎi采
wēi薇
dù度
rì日
。
With no grain in the mountains, they could only pick bracken to survive the days.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
棵/ kē
株/ zhū