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Meaning of 尾
Pinyin
wěi、 yǐ
Radical
尸
Strokes
7
Definition
tail
Usage
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尾 [wěi]
名
1. 鸟兽虫鱼等身体末端突出的部分。
- [En.] The protruding part at the end of the body of birds, beasts, insects, fish, etc.
2. 末端。
- [En.] End; tip.
3. 在后面跟。
- [En.] To follow behind; to trail.
4. 量词，指鱼。
- [En.] Measure word for fish.
5. 星名，二十八宿之一。
- [En.] A star’s name; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions.
同本义 ([En.] tail)
- 鸟～。
- [En.] Bird's tail.
末端，末尾 ([En.] end)
- 船～。
- [En.] The tail of a boat.
水流的下游 ([En.] lower reaches)
- 如:我住在江尾。
- [En.] For example: I live at the tail of the river.
边际，边界 ([En.] boundary)
- 如:夫边境者，国之尾也。
- [En.] For example: The frontier is the tail of the country.
后部 ([En.] rear)
- 如:是我起兵已首尾期月矣。
- [En.] For example: It has been several months since I started this uprising.
一星名 ([En.] a star’s name)
- 二十八宿之一，东方苍龙七宿的第六宿，有星九颗。
- [En.] One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, it is the sixth mansion of the eastern azure dragon with nine stars.
姓。
- 如:尾生丧身。
- [En.] For example: The story of Tailsheng who drowned while waiting by the bridge.
动
1. 尾随;跟踪盯梢 ([En.] tail).
- 如:尾其后;尾衔。
- [En.] For example: Tail behind; to follow closely behind.
2. 鸟兽虫鱼交配 ([En.] mate).
- 如:鸟兽孳尾。
- [En.] For example: Birds and beasts mate and give birth.
量
1. 相当于“头”、“条”，计数鱼的头数 ([En.] used for fish).
- 如:两尾鱼。
- [En.] For example: Two fish.
特指马尾上的毛。
1. 特指马尾（wěi）巴上的毛: 马～罗。
- [En.] Specifically refers to the hair on a horse's tail.
特指蟋蟀等尾部的针状物。
2. 特指蟋蟀等尾部的针状物: 三～儿。
- [En.] Specifically refers to spikelets on a cricket's tail.
尾 [yǐ]
名
1. 指马尾上的毛 ([En.] hair on a horse’s tail).
2. 蟋蟀等尾部的针状物 ([En.] spikelets on a cricket’s tail).
3. 另见 wěi.
empennage (of an aircraft) / fletching (of an arrow) / fins (of a missile, rocket etc) / rear spoiler (of a car)
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
break off both ends / do away with unnecessary parts at both ends / leave out the beginning and the end / nip off unwanted parts / remove the superfluous part
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
the rhyming part of a syllable / in a Chinese syllable, the medial vowel plus final consonant (if any)
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Input Method for 尾
Pinyin
wei3
Wubi
ntfn|nev
Cangjie
shqu
Zhengma
xmmh
Four Corner
77214
Unicode
U+5c3e
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