Memory phrase for the character: 伟

伟

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Meaning

imposing, great, mighty, magnificent

Pronunciation

wěi

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)

Mnemonic
 
(Clothing for ordinary people was made of linen, but:) A person in leather appears imposing.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
韦 soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.




 Vocabulary

伟大 wěi dà  great; mighty; large
宏伟 hóng wěi  grand; imposing; magnificent
宏伟 hóng wěi  

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