渭
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the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2]
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 水 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 渭
- Common rank
- #2,686
- Unicode
- U+6E2D
Formation & memory
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Words with 渭
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渭南市 | Weinan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] | |
| 渭城区 | Weicheng, a district of Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 通渭县 | Tongwei, a county in Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 渭源县 | Weiyuan, a county in Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 临渭区 | Linwei, a district of Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 渭水 | Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] | |
| 渭滨区 | Weibin, a district of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 渭南 | see 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4] | |
| 渭城 | see 渭城區|渭城区[Wei4 cheng2 Qu1] | |
| 通渭 | see 通渭縣|通渭县[Tong1 wei4 Xian4] | |
| 渭河 | Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] | |
| 渭源 | see 渭源縣|渭源县[Wei4 yuan2 Xian4] | |
| 泾渭分明 | as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom); to be entirely different | |
| 临渭 | see 臨渭區|临渭区[Lin2 wei4 Qu1] | |
| 渭滨 | see 渭濱區|渭滨区[Wei4 bin1 Qu1] | |
| 徐渭 | Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 胃 — compare how they read.