蔚 (wèi) - luxuriant, lush, flourishing & also used as a surname

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wèi ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

万响

蔚 · wèi

luxuriant, lush, flourishing;

also used as a surname;

in modern usage, refers to the Artemisia plant and can mean 'grand' or 'magnificent'.

luxuriant, lush, flourishingalso used as a surnamein modern usage, refers to the Artemisia plant

Usage highlights

lush and greenmagnificent sightflourishingsurname WeiArtemisia plantdeep blue

Synonyms

  • 茂— luxuriant, lush
  • 盛— flourishing, prosperous
  • 繁— thriving, numerous

Antonyms

  • 枯— withered, dried
  • 萎— wilted, faded

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The vegetation is lush and green (蔚然).
  • He has the surname Wei (姓蔚).
  • The scenery is magnificent (蔚为壮观).
  • Artemisia is a type of plant (蔚是一种植物).

Collocations

  • lush and green(蔚蓝)
  • magnificent sight(蔚为壮观)
  • flourishing(蔚然成风)
  • surname Wei(姓蔚)
  • Artemisia plant(蔚草)
  • deep blue(蔚蓝)

Idioms

  • Clouds gather and glow with rosy light(云蒸霞蔚)
  • Become common practice(蔚然成风)
  • Form a grand spectacle(蔚为大观)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as both a given name character and a surname, though relatively rare as a surname.
  • Traditionally associated with lush vegetation and magnificent scenery in classical literature.
  • The character appears in place names like Weixian County in Hebei Province.

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