Memory phrase for the character: 尾
尾
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Meaning
tail, remainder, remnant, extremity
Pronunciation
wěi
Explanation
Top: buttock 尸 (in side-view), bottom: hair 毛
Mnemonic
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At the back, the hair turns into: a tail.
Radicals
尸
buttocks in side view This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸 . But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
毛
fur
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Vocabulary
尾巴
wěi ba
tail
4113
尾随
wěi suí
to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
4114
末尾
mò wěi
tip; extremity
4115
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
4737
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
6239
尾鳍
wěi qí
tail or caudal fin
7168
尾鳍
wěi qí
8313
尾鳍
wěi qí
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