委 meaning and stroke order
To appoint, to commission, to send
How to write 委, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 委
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to entrust
- to cast aside
- to shift (blame etc)
- to accumulate
- roundabout
- winding
- used in 委蛇[wei1 yi2]
How 委 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 委
委 is made of 禾 (hé, grain) on top of 女 (nǚ, woman). Picture a woman entrusted with carrying the grain harvest, which links to the meaning "to entrust" or "to appoint."
委 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in words like 委托 (wěituō, to entrust), 委员会 (wěiyuánhuì, committee) and 委屈 (wěiqu, wronged). Example: 我把这件事委托给你了。(Wǒ bǎ zhè jiàn shì wěituō gěi nǐ le.) I'm entrusting this matter to you.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 委 with 季 (jì, season), which has 禾 on top of 子 instead of 女. Also note that in 委屈 (wěiqu) the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, not qū.
Common words with 委
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust | HSK 5 |
| 委员会 | wěiyuánhuì | committee; commission | HSK 7-9 |
| 委员 | wěiyuán | committee member | HSK 7-9 |
| 评委 | píngwěi | evaluation committee; judging panel; judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. for 評選委員會委員| | HSK 7-9 |
| 委屈 | wěiqu | wronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong | HSK 7-9 |
| 委婉 | wěiwǎn | tactful; euphemistic | HSK 7-9 |
| 委托人 | wěituōrén | (law) client; trustor | |
| 委员长 | wěiyuánzhǎng | head of a committee | |
| 委任 | wěirèn | to appoint | |
| 政委 | zhèngwěi | political commissar (within the army) | |
| 委派 | wěipài | to appoint | |
| 原委 | yuánwěi | the whole story |
委 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 委
Learning 委 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 委
How many strokes are in 委?
委 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 委 mean?
委 (wěi) means to appoint, to commission, to send. A common word with it is 委托 (wěituō), meaning "to entrust; to trust".
How do you pronounce 委?
委 is pronounced wěi, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 委?
The radical of 委 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 委 under this radical.
Is 委 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 委 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 委屈 mean and how is it used?
委屈 (wěiqu) describes feeling wronged or unfairly treated. As a verb it can also mean to put someone at a disadvantage, as in 委屈你了 (wěiqu nǐ le), "sorry to put you through this."
Is 委 ever pronounced wēi?
Yes, but only in the classical word 委蛇 (wēiyí), meaning winding or going along with someone in a perfunctory way. In almost every other word it is wěi.