帷 (wéi) - Curtain, especially a heavy curtain or hanging screen & often used in formal or ceremonial contexts.

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帷 · wéi

Curtain, especially a heavy curtain or hanging screen;

often used in formal or ceremonial contexts.

Curtain, especially a heavy curtain or hanging screenoften used in formal or ceremonial contexts.

Usage highlights

CurtainBed curtainTent curtainHanging curtainCurtain of a carriageCurtain screen

Synonyms

  • 帘— curtain, blind, screen
  • 幕— curtain, screen, tent
  • 帐— curtain, tent, canopy

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The bed curtain (床帷) was made of silk.
  • They hung a curtain (帷幕) for the stage performance.
  • The general planned his strategy inside the tent curtain (帷幄).
  • The curtain (帷帐) separated the ceremonial space.

Collocations

  • Curtain(帷幕)
  • Bed curtain(床帷)
  • Tent curtain(帷幄)
  • Hanging curtain(帷帐)
  • Curtain of a carriage(车帷)
  • Curtain screen(帷屏)

Idioms

  • Planning strategies within a tent curtain(运筹帷幄)
  • Making decisions from behind the curtain(帷幄运筹)
  • Curtain speech(帷幄之言)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, curtains were important for privacy and ceremonial separation.
  • 帷幄 specifically referred to military tents where generals planned strategies.
  • Curtains were status symbols, with finer materials indicating higher social rank.

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