Read Edit View history 韦 wéiWéi tanned leather Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 韋. 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 wéi ×huí × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 韋 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 韦 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 280, 609 ], [ 311, 600 ], [ 370, 599 ], [ 548, 623 ], [ 672, 652 ], [ 739, 649 ] ], [ [ 287, 456 ], [ 328, 446 ], [ 354, 448 ], [ 649, 497 ], [ 717, 489 ] ], [ [ 168, 289 ], [ 228, 282 ], [ 435, 328 ], [ 721, 359 ], [ 783, 359 ], [ 813, 333 ], [ 824, 312 ], [ 783, 196 ], [ 750, 151 ], [ 715, 167 ], [ 645, 215 ] ], [ [ 463, 826 ], [ 490, 810 ], [ 511, 788 ], [ 514, 763 ], [ 503, -35 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 538 598 Q 736 631 745 638 Q 755 645 750 655 Q 743 668 713 678 Q 682 687 648 676 Q 593 661 538 648 L 484 637 Q 393 624 289 619 Q 249 615 276 595 Q 318 568 400 579 Q 439 585 484 591 L 538 598 Z", "M 536 454 Q 599 466 706 475 Q 718 474 728 487 Q 729 500 705 512 Q 666 534 585 512 Q 560 508 536 501 L 482 490 Q 479 490 293 467 Q 262 464 286 444 Q 322 414 353 422 Q 411 435 481 445 L 536 454 Z", "M 536 321 Q 752 348 775 330 Q 782 323 781 308 Q 760 214 750 200 Q 741 188 726 195 Q 692 207 654 220 Q 623 227 642 205 Q 708 138 732 91 Q 736 78 749 83 Q 780 99 824 218 Q 833 267 861 288 Q 880 312 873 321 Q 866 337 807 378 Q 786 397 742 383 Q 715 380 535 357 L 478 351 Q 372 339 319 326 Q 246 311 191 306 Q 164 302 159 292 Q 156 283 177 271 Q 214 246 253 260 Q 382 305 477 313 L 536 321 Z", "M 535 357 Q 535 400 536 454 L 536 501 Q 536 547 538 598 L 538 648 Q 538 703 553 784 Q 556 803 540 814 Q 503 839 486 842 Q 473 846 454 837 Q 444 827 453 816 Q 459 803 467 791 Q 483 760 484 716 Q 484 679 484 637 L 484 591 Q 483 545 482 490 L 481 445 Q 480 400 478 351 L 477 313 Q 465 1 493 -41 Q 499 -48 507 -46 Q 525 -37 531 30 Q 540 135 536 321 L 535 357 Z" ] } 4 strokes 韦 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 280, 609 ], [ 311, 600 ], [ 370, 599 ], [ 548, 623 ], [ 672, 652 ], [ 739, 649 ] ], [ [ 287, 456 ], [ 328, 446 ], [ 354, 448 ], [ 649, 497 ], [ 717, 489 ] ], [ [ 168, 289 ], [ 228, 282 ], [ 435, 328 ], [ 721, 359 ], [ 783, 359 ], [ 813, 333 ], [ 824, 312 ], [ 783, 196 ], [ 750, 151 ], [ 715, 167 ], [ 645, 215 ] ], [ [ 463, 826 ], [ 490, 810 ], [ 511, 788 ], [ 514, 763 ], [ 503, -35 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 538 598 Q 736 631 745 638 Q 755 645 750 655 Q 743 668 713 678 Q 682 687 648 676 Q 593 661 538 648 L 484 637 Q 393 624 289 619 Q 249 615 276 595 Q 318 568 400 579 Q 439 585 484 591 L 538 598 Z", "M 536 454 Q 599 466 706 475 Q 718 474 728 487 Q 729 500 705 512 Q 666 534 585 512 Q 560 508 536 501 L 482 490 Q 479 490 293 467 Q 262 464 286 444 Q 322 414 353 422 Q 411 435 481 445 L 536 454 Z", "M 536 321 Q 752 348 775 330 Q 782 323 781 308 Q 760 214 750 200 Q 741 188 726 195 Q 692 207 654 220 Q 623 227 642 205 Q 708 138 732 91 Q 736 78 749 83 Q 780 99 824 218 Q 833 267 861 288 Q 880 312 873 321 Q 866 337 807 378 Q 786 397 742 383 Q 715 380 535 357 L 478 351 Q 372 339 319 326 Q 246 311 191 306 Q 164 302 159 292 Q 156 283 177 271 Q 214 246 253 260 Q 382 305 477 313 L 536 321 Z", "M 535 357 Q 535 400 536 454 L 536 501 Q 536 547 538 598 L 538 648 Q 538 703 553 784 Q 556 803 540 814 Q 503 839 486 842 Q 473 846 454 837 Q 444 827 453 816 Q 459 803 467 791 Q 483 760 484 716 Q 484 679 484 637 L 484 591 Q 483 545 482 490 L 481 445 Q 480 400 478 351 L 477 313 Q 465 1 493 -41 Q 499 -48 507 -46 Q 525 -37 531 30 Q 540 135 536 321 L 535 357 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.