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谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谓 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

谓 Stroke Order — How to Write 谓

Stroke Order

谓 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 讠, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

谓 Radical and Character Components

Components:讠胃

谓 is a phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, while 胃 indicates the sound.

Radical: 讠 + 9 more strokes

谓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • wèi

Meanings of 谓 in Chinese

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wèi谓

To tell; to inform (often in a more formal or literary context).
老师谓我，明天不用来上课了。
The teacher told me I don't need to come to class tomorrow.
To call; to be called; to name; to refer to as.
何谓幸福？它可能意味着不同的东西对不同的人。
What is happiness? It might mean different things to different people.
Predicate (in grammar): a part of a sentence that states something about the subject, describing its action or state.
在语法中，谓语是用来描述主语动作或状态的
In grammar, the predicate is used to describe the action or state of the subject.
To say, to call; often used in phrases like '所谓' (so-called), '无谓' (meaningless), or '可谓' (can be said to be/called).
这种处理方式，可谓效率极高。
This processing method can be said to be highly efficient.

Common Words and Phrases with 谓

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wèi谓yǔ语
The predicate is the part of a sentence that makes a statement about the subject, describing its action, state, or condition.
小鸟在唱歌。
The little bird is singing.

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Idioms with 谓

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Questions about 谓

What does 谓 mean in Chinese?

谓 (wèi) means “To tell” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 谓?

谓 is pronounced wèi in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 谓 have?

谓 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 谓?

谓 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 讠. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 谓?

The radical of 谓 is 讠, and 谓 is a phono-semantic compound.