胃 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “stomach”. It is written from 田 (field; farmland) and 月 (moon; month), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
田 + 月
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+80C3, Unicode radical 130 (肉, written 月 at the bottom), and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (strokes 0–4 form 田; strokes 5–8 form 月)
Memory aid
A packed grid (田) sitting directly on 月, the body part. A full sack held inside the body — the stomach. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 胃口wèi kǒuappetite胃 = wèi
- 肠胃cháng wèistomach and intestines; the digestive system胃 = wèi
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All readings
stomach
stomach; the organ that holds and digests food
人和动物消化食物的器官。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 胃口wèi kǒuappetite胃 = wèi
- 肠胃cháng wèistomach and intestines; the digestive system胃 = wèi
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 胃 mean?
胃 (wèi) means stomach; the organ that holds and digests food.
How do you pronounce 胃?
It is pronounced wèi.
What parts is 胃 made of?
田 (field; farmland) and 月 (moon; month), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+80C3, Unicode radical 130 (肉, written 月 at the bottom), and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (strokes 0–4 form 田; strokes 5–8 form 月). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 胃 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 胃?
肉. 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 胃?
Common ones are 胃口 and 肠胃. The reading of 胃 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.