韋 (wéi) - Leather & tanned hide

韋Tone 2

wéi ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

万响

韋 · wéi

Leather;

tanned hide;

a surname;

also refers to ancient military equipment made of leather.

Leathertanned hidea surname

Usage highlights

LeatherSurname WeiLeather armorLeather cordTanned hideWei surname

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He works in the leather industry (皮革行业).
  • This surname is written as Wei (姓氏韦).
  • Ancient warriors wore leather armor (韦甲).
  • The bookbinding uses tanned leather (韦编).

Collocations

  • Leather(皮革)
  • Surname Wei(姓韦)
  • Leather armor(韦甲)
  • Leather cord(韦绳)
  • Tanned hide(熟韦)
  • Wei surname(韦姓)

Idioms

  • Wei Bian San Jue — referring to diligent study(韦编三绝)
  • Sang Hu Wei Kuo — referring to flexible adaptation(桑弧韦阔)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to processed animal hides used for clothing, armor, and bookbinding.
  • The character appears in ancient texts and is associated with the Wei surname, one of the common Chinese surnames.
  • The idiom '韦编三绝' describes Confucius' diligence in studying, where the leather binding of his bamboo books broke multiple times from frequent use.

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