Memory phrase for the character: 尾


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Meaning tail, remainder, remnant, extremity

Pronunciation

wěi

Explanation

Top: buttock (in side-view), bottom: hair

Mnemonic


 
At the back, the hair turns into: a tail.

Radicals

buttocks in side viewThis radical has the meaning: corpse . But because of its use in tail or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
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 Vocabulary

尾巴 wěi ba  tail
尾随 wěi suí  to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
末尾 mò wěi  tip; extremity
龙头蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi  lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi  top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
尾鳍 wěi qí  tail or caudal fin
尾鳍 wěi qí  
尾鳍 wěi qí  

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