Learn a Chinese Character - 尾 (wěi) - Tail

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 尸 (The "corpse" radical)

Stroke Count: 7 (Seven strokes)

Character Decomposition: 尸 + 毛 (The "corpse" radical combined with "hair", symbolizing the tail like a tuft of hair at the end of an object)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: wěi (Third tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

尾 mainly means "tail", referring to the rear - end part of an animal or an object. It can also be used to describe the end or the last part of something. (尾主要表示“尾巴”，指动物或物体的后部，也可用于描述事物的末端或最后部分。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 尾巴 (wěi ba) - Tail
• 末尾 (mò wěi) - End
• 追尾 (zhuī wěi) - Rear - end collision

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

尾 can be used as a noun, often modifying other nouns to indicate the end part. For example, "车尾" (car's tail, the rear of the car). (尾可以用作名词，常修饰其他名词来表示末端部分。例如，“车尾” 表示汽车的后部。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, the concept of "tail" often symbolizes the end or the subordinate part. For example, in some idioms, it implies the end of a process or a less - important part. (在中国文化中，“尾”的概念常象征着结束或从属部分。例如，在一些成语中，它暗示着过程的结束或不太重要的部分。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can imagine an animal with a tuft of hair at the end as the "tail". The "尸" part can be thought of as the body of the animal, and the "毛" part represents the tuft of hair at the end. (你可以想象一个动物的末端有一撮毛，那就是“尾”。“尸”部分可以看作动物的身体，“毛”部分代表末端的一撮毛。)