Group 尉 (wèi)

henning

July 12, 2008, 07:14 PM posted in General Discussion

Motivated by Lesson: C0787: Iron Your Clothes

Taken from character: 熨 (yùn)

Taken from word: 熨斗 (熨斗; an iron)

 

熨

Pron: yùn, yù, wèi

Main radical: 火

Frequency: 4498

Meaning: an iron, to iron

Examples: 熨斗 (to iron)

 

尉

Pron: wèi

Main radical: 寸

Frequency: 5988

Meaning: (surname), milit. official, to quiet; old for: iron

Examples: 陆军中尉 (lieutenant)

 

慰

Pron: wèi

Main radical: 心

Frequency: 1632

Meaning: console, comfort

Examples: 安慰 (console, comfort), 自慰 (masturbate)

 

蔚

Pron: wèi

Main radical: 艹

Frequency: 3188

Meaning: azure, blue

Examples: 蔚蓝 (azure, blue)