惟

wéi
#1,853 most
frequent character
-ism, only

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

惟 joins 忄, heart and thought, with 隹 zhuī as its sound part. It first meant to think or consider. The sense only, alone was later borrowed for its sound and has no link to the heart part.

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Homophones

围wéi
enclose, surround, circle
为wéi
(preposition)
喂wéi
hello (when answering the phone)
维wéi
to preserve, to maintain
韦wéi
soft leather

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