伟

See also 偉

Translingual

simpl.		伟
trad.		偉

Etymology

Simplified from 偉 (韋 → 韦); current form 亻 + 韦.

Han character

伟 (radical 9 人+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人手尸 (OQS), four-corner 2425₆, composition ⿰亻韦)
伟 (radical 9 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人手尸 (OQS))

1. great, robust
2. extraordinary
3. A (typically male) given name

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 96, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 117, character 15
• Unihan data for U+4F1F

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Cantonese

Hanzi

伟 (traditional 偉, Yale wai5)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

伟 (traditional 偉, pinyin wěi (wei3), Wěi (Wei3), Wade-Giles wei³, Wei³)