偉

See also 伟

Translingual

simpl.		伟
trad.		偉

Etymology

亻 + 韋

Han character

偉 (radical 9 人+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人木一手 (ODMQ), four-corner 2425₆, composition ⿰亻韋)

1. great, robust
2. extraordinary

Descendants

• 伟

References

• KangXi: page 110, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 837
• Dae Jaweon: page 234, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 198, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5049

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Cantonese

Hanzi

偉 (simplified 伟, Yale wai5)

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Japanese

Kanji

偉 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: い (i)
• Kun: えらい (erai)

Compounds

• 偉人 (いじん, ijin)

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Korean

Hanja

偉 (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune-Reischauer wi)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

偉 (simplified 伟, pinyin jǔ (ju3), wěi (wei3), Wade-Giles chü³, wei³)

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Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ui˥˥ ]

Adjective

偉 (traditional, POJ uí, simplified 伟)

1. [[Category: definitions needed|偉]]

Compounds

• 偉大 (uí-tāi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

偉 (vĩ, vỉ)