wēi

to stew

wēi
to simmer
To cook food over a low heat or a slow fire until soft; to stew slowly.
to roast in ashes
To cook food by burying it in hot cinders or glowing ashes.
[cinders]
(bound form) hot cinders; burning ashes. Often used in the compound 煨烬 wēi​jìn.

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Frequency

Character
Written text
4,855th most common 1.09 per million
Movie subtitles
5,314th most common 0.040 per million appears in 0% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.060 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.76 per million

Details

Strokes
13
Unicode
U+7168

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