谓 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “to say”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 胃 (stomach), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 胃
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字：谓，报也。从言胃声。现代字形经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（讠2画 + 胃9画 = 谓11画；笔画 0–1 为「讠」，2–10 与「胃」逐笔对应）
Memory aid
Speech (讠) beside 胃 (wèi, "stomach"): the stomach part lends its sound wèi — words that call or name something.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 所谓suǒ wèiso-called; what is called谓 = wèi
- 可谓kě wèione may well say; it can be called谓 = wèi
Go deeper
All readings
to call; to say
to say; to call; to be called; meaning, sense
说；称呼，叫做。也指意义。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 所谓suǒ wèiso-called; what is called谓 = wèi
- 可谓kě wèione may well say; it can be called谓 = wèi
Sound component
胃 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 谓 mean?
谓 (wèi) means to say; to call; to be called; meaning, sense.
How do you pronounce 谓?
It is pronounced wèi.
What parts is 谓 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 胃 (stomach), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字：谓，报也。从言胃声。现代字形经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（讠2画 + 胃9画 = 谓11画；笔画 0–1 为「讠」，2–10 与「胃」逐笔对应）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 谓 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 谓?
讠. 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 谓?
Common ones are 所谓 and 可谓. The reading of 谓 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.