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喂wèi

hello (on phone), hey. 12 strokes, radical 口, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin wèiStrokes 12Radical 口Band HSK 2Words 1

How to write 喂

Strokes 1–3 write 口, then strokes 4–12 write 畏.

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Stroke order chart for 喂 — 12 strokes, radical 口

Write 喂 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 喂 · the stroke-order rules

What 喂 is made of

口 (kǒu, mouth) and 畏 (wèi, fear).

口 carries the meaning — mouth — and 畏 carries the sound.

Words that use 喂

喂(wèi) hello (on phone), hey
打电话时用来招呼对方的礼貌用语

他接起电话礼貌喂了一声。He answered the phone and politely said hello.

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More characters with the radical 口

All 80 of them, and what the radical means, on the 口 radical page.

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