瑋
wěi

type of jade

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

jade

韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷɯlʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

玮 wěi type of jade Simplified

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

jade

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode