喂 wèi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 畏 fear, dread, awe, reverence
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
喂
wèi
hello; hey
Character
Example phrases
- 喂，你好吗？ Wèi, nǐ hǎo ma? Hey, how are you?
- 喂，请进来。 Wèi, qǐng jìn lái. Hey, please come in.
- 喂，你等等。 Wèi, nǐ děng děng. Hey, wait a moment.
Related words
- 喂 wèi to feed
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 啊 ā oh
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 咱们 zánmen we; us (including you)
- 过 guo ever (past experience marker)
- 咱 zán we; us (including you)
- 得 de so; to the extent (after a verb)
- 它们 tāmen they (for animals or things)
- 完 wán to finish
- 它 tā it (for animals or things)
- 让 ràng to let; to make