委

Character

委 wěi · wēi

HSK 5Character2 readings

to entrust

Radical: 女
Strokes: 8
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 禾女
Traditional: 委
Frequency: #465 most common character

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Readings and meanings

wěiMain reading wēiRare reading

wěi

wei3Main readingHSK 5

to entrust CC-CEDICT
to cast aside CC-CEDICT
to shift (blame etc) CC-CEDICT
to accumulate CC-CEDICT
roundabout CC-CEDICT
winding CC-CEDICT
dejected CC-CEDICT
listless CC-CEDICT
committee member CC-CEDICT
council CC-CEDICT
end CC-CEDICT
actually CC-CEDICT
certainly CC-CEDICT
surname Wei CC-CEDICT

Words that use “委” as wěi

委托wěi tuōto give a task to someone you trustWordHSK 5 委员wěi yuána member of a committeeWordHSK 7–9 委婉wěi wǎnsaying something in a gentle, polite way so people do not feel…WordHSK 7–9 委屈wěi qufeeling sad because someone treated you unfairlyWordHSK 7–9 评委píng wěia judgeWordHSK 7–9 委员会wěi yuán huìa group of people chosen to make decisions or manage somethingWordHSK 7–9 主委zhǔ wěicommittee chairpersonWord 党委dǎng wěiParty committeeWord

wēi

wei1Reading 2Rare reading

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

used in 委蛇 (wēi yí) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “委” as wēi

委蛇wēi yíliteraryVariant of 逶迤+1 moreWord

虚与委蛇xū yǔ wēi yí(idiom) to feign civilityWord

Stroke order

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Example sentences

我很委屈。
wǒ hěn wěi qū
I feel sad and treated unfairly.
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经理委托我买火车票。
jīng lǐ wěi tuō wǒ mǎi huǒ chē piào
The manager asked me to buy train tickets.
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他是这个委员会的领导。
tā shì zhè ge wěi yuán huì de lǐng dǎo
He is the leader of this committee.
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Same radical 女

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她tā 好hǎo 女nǚ 如rú 始shǐ 妈mā 媽mā 威wēi 婚hūn 妹mèi 姆mǔ 姐jiě

委