喂 wèi · wéi

HSK 2Character2 readings

hey

Radical: 口
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口畏
Traditional: 喂
Frequency: #1902 most common character

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Readings and meanings

wèiMain reading wéiRare reading

wèi

wei4Main readingHSK 2

hey CC-CEDICT
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) CC-CEDICT
to feed CC-CEDICT

Words that use “喂” as wèi

喂养wèi yǎngto give food to animals or peopleWordHSK 7–9 喂哺wèi bǔto feedWord 喂奶wèi nǎito breast-feedWord 喂料wèi liàoto feedWord 喂食wèi shíto feedWord 投喂tóu wèito feedWord 饲喂sì wèito feedWord 喂母乳wèi mǔ rǔbreastfeedingWord

wéi

wei2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is wèi.

hello (what you say first when answering the phone)

Examples

喂，你好！请问你是谁？
wéi, nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn nǐ shì shéi
Hello? Hi! May I ask who this is?
AI-generated sentence
喂，妈妈！我今天回家吃饭。
wéi, mā ma, wǒ jīn tiān huí jiā chī fàn
Hello, Mom! I'm coming home to eat today.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 喂

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Same radical 口

All characters with 口 →

和hé 吗ma 嗎ma 可kě 后hòu 名míng 台tái 同tóng 员yuán 員yuán 喜xǐ 噹dāng

喂

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