wěi

common
noun
verb
measure word

Meaning of

尾 means tail; tail-like part; end; tip; final part. Pronounced wěi.

  • tail; tail-like part
  • end; tip; final part
  • remainder; unfinished business

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hóu
zi
yǒu
tiáo
cháng
cháng
de
wěi
ba
 

A monkey has a long tail.

Zhè
liàng
chē
de
wěi
shè
de
hěn
liú
xiàn线
xíng
 

The spoiler on this car has a very streamlined design.

Fēi
wěi
yān
zài
tiān
kōng
zhōng
màn
màn
sàn
kāi
 

The plane's contrails slowly dispersed in the sky.

li
wěi
ba
jiā
zài
tuǐ
zhōng
jiān
pǎo
le
 

The fox ran with its tail tucked between its legs.

Yan
zi
de
wěi
ba
xiàng
jiǎn
dāo
 

A swallow's tail looks like a pair of scissors.