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胃

stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,710 U+80C3

How 胃 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

The stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田

components: 田 ⺼

How to remember it

stomach · Heisig RSH #29

flesh + brains + part of the body

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 胃 as their sound component

These characters all use 胃 (wèi) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
胃 sound component wèi stomach
谓 wèi to call, to say, to tell; name, title; meaning
渭 wèi a river in Shanxi province
猬 wèi porcupine, hedgehog; many, varied; vulgar, low
喟 kuì heave sigh, sigh

Words containing 胃

WordPinyinMeaning
对胃口 duì wèi kǒu to one's taste; to one's liking
大胃王 dà wèi wáng eating champion
小鸟胃 xiǎo niǎo wèi (fig.) small appetite; sb with a small appetite
开胃酒 kāi wèi jiǔ aperitif wine
开胃菜 kāi wèi cài starter; appetizer
倒胃口 dǎo wèi kǒu to spoil one's appetite; fig. to get fed up with sth
胃口 wèi kǒu appetite; liking
开胃 kāi wèi to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
胃肠道 wèi cháng dào gastrointestinal tract
肠胃道 cháng wèi dào digestive tract
胃病 wèi bìng stomach trouble; stomach illness
吊胃口 diào wèi kǒu (coll.) to keep sb in suspense; to tantalize; to keep on tenterhooks
前胃 qián wèi proventriculus; forestomach
反胃 fǎn wèi retching; vomiting
胃酸 wèi suān gastric acid
胃下垂 wèi xià chuí gastroptosis
胃蛋白酶 wèi dàn bái méi pepsin
肠胃炎 cháng wèi yán gastroenteritis
胃镜 wèi jìng gastroscope (medicine)
洗胃 xǐ wèi (medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage; to get one's stomach pumped