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Meaning of 葦

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葦 (Simplified: 苇)
Pinyin: wěi
English Definition: reed; rush; Phragmites communis
Chinese Definition:
①(芦苇)见“(葦)芦”。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:韋 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 韋 [ wéi ] tanned leather; surname
Similar Characters: 葷
Example Words
葦席 wěi xí reed mat
葦箔 wěi bó reed matting; reed screen
More:葦* | *葦 | *葦*
Example Sentences
1
一只苇莺正在喂养小杜鹃
。
A reed warbler feeds a baby cuckoo.
2
这个
,
苇弟是早就知道了的
,
所以他一直到晚上十点钟才回去
。
Wei has known this for a long time, so he sits here right on through the afternoon and evening.
3
用于对木材
、
草苇
、
毛竹等物料进行装卸运输
、
堆垛和柴垛等作业
。
It's used in loading, transporting, stacking and unstacking of wood, grass and reed, bamboo, etc.
4
保罗已经
2
岁半了
,
是
2008年
在英格兰苇茅斯一家海洋中心孵化的
。
Paul was two-and-a-half years old and had been hatched at another centre at Weymouth in England in 2008.
5
用于对木材
、
草苇
、
毛竹等物料进行装卸运输
、
堆垛和拆垛等作业
。
It's used in loading, unloading transporting, stacking and unstacking of wood, grass and reed, bamboo, etc.