巍

wēi
#3,195 most
frequent character
lofty, towering, Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

巍 joins 山 mountain with two sound parts, 鬼 guǐ and 委 wěi. The mountain part gives the first meaning, tall or high. That grew to towering or lofty.

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Homophones

委wēi
used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]
威wēi
power, might, prestige
微wēi
tiny, miniature, slightly, profound
危wēi
danger, to endanger, Taiwan pr. [wei2]

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