喂
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hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,893 U+5582
How 喂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 畏 (phonetic, wèi)
How to remember it
Hello... · Heisig RSH #2854
口 mouth + 畏 be afraid of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 畏
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 畏 (wèi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畏 sound component | wèi | fear, dread, awe, reverence |
| 猥 | wěi | vulgar, low; wanton, obscene |
| 煨 | wēi | to simmer, to stew |
| 隈 | wēi | bay, cove, inlet |
Words containing 喂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良心喂狗 | liáng xīn wèi gǒu | to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom); devoid of conscience |
| 母乳喂养 | mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng | breastfeeding |
| 喂母乳 | wèi mǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
| 喂食 | wèi shí | to feed |
| 喂料 | wèi liào | to feed (also fig.) |
| 喂养 | wèi yǎng | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal) |
| 投喂 | tóu wèi | to feed (an animal) |
| 喂奶 | wèi nǎi | to breast-feed |
| 饲喂 | sì wèi | to feed (an animal) |
| 喂哺 | wèi bǔ | to feed (a baby) |