Read Edit View history Discussion 韋 wéi (surround a city), tanned leather Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 韦 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a foot. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 韋 Simp strokes 韋 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts city walls. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 韋 Simp strokes 韋 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a foot. 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