帷 (wéi) is a Chinese character meaning “curtain”. It is written from 巾 (cloth) and 隹 (short-tailed bird), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
巾 + 隹
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·巾部: 帷，在旁曰帷。从巾隹聲; modern form verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts (巾 3 + 隹 8 = 11)
Memory aid
A piece of cloth (巾) hung up beside a perched short-tailed bird (隹) — like a curtain drawn around the side of a room.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 帷幕wéi mùheavy curtain; (stage) curtain帷 = wéi
- 帷幄wéi wòarmy tent; command tent (literary)帷 = wéi
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All readings
curtain
curtain; drape; screen hung around the sides of a space
围在四周的帐幕、幔子。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 帷幕wéi mùheavy curtain; (stage) curtain帷 = wéi
- 帷幄wéi wòarmy tent; command tent (literary)帷 = wéi
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 帷 mean?
帷 (wéi) means curtain; drape; screen hung around the sides of a space.
How do you pronounce 帷?
It is pronounced wéi.
What parts is 帷 made of?
巾 (cloth) and 隹 (short-tailed bird), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·巾部: 帷，在旁曰帷。从巾隹聲; modern form verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts (巾 3 + 隹 8 = 11). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 帷 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 帷?
巾. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 帷?
Common ones are 帷幕 and 帷幄. The reading of 帷 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.