⼞

enclosure

wéi (wei2)

Radical no. 31 · 3 strokes (第 31 部首 · 3 画 dì 31 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼞ (wéi) — meaning: enclosure, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph representing a closed rectangle or enclosure. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it depicts the concept of surrounding, containment, or boundary of a space.

Mnemonic: This three-stroke closed rectangle looks like a box or fence enclosing something.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters

Stroke count

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  • 囗wéi

    enclosure

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.