Memory phrase for the character: 苇

苇

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Meaning

reed, rush, Phragmites communis

Pronunciation

wěi

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)

Mnemonic
 
The plant that is cut in a bundle (in a pair of two 二) with the knife 刀 is the: reed.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
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

芦苇 lú wěi  reed
苇箔 wěi bó  reed matting; reed screen
苇箔 wěi bó  

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