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
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |