wěi

tail

remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish

body (尸) + hair (毛) = tail

The body (尸) provides the torso from which the tail hangs, and the hair (毛) represents the fur or tuft at the end. Together they evoke the furry tip trailing behind an animal.

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BodySemantic
HairSemantic

那条狗一直摇着它的巴。

nà tiáo gǒu yī zhí yáo zhe tā de wěi bā。

That dog kept wagging its tail.

市场里卖了三新鲜的鱼。

shì chǎng lǐ mài le sān wěi xīn xiān de yú。

Three fresh fish were sold at the market.

Words with 尾

全须全尾儿

quán xū quán yǐ r

in one piece

阑尾

lán wěi

appendix

阑尾切除术

lán wěi qiē chú shù

appendectomy (medicine)

阑尾炎

lán wěi yán

appendicitis (medicine)

金头扇尾莺

jīn tóu shàn wěi yīng

(bird species of China) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

针尾沙锥

zhēn wěi shā zhuī

(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

针尾绿鸠

zhēn wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

针尾鸭

zhēn wěi yā

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

钩嘴圆尾鹱

gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)

银喉长尾山雀

yín hóu cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)

银脸长尾山雀

yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

长尾

cháng wěi

long tail

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