胃 meaning and stroke order
Stomach
How to write 胃, stroke by stroke
9 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 胃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- stomach
How 胃 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 胃
Picture 田 (tián, field) on top as the stomach with its grid of muscles, sitting above ⺼, the flesh radical that marks body parts. A grid-shaped organ in your body is your stomach, 胃 (wèi).
胃 is used mostly in compounds about digestion and appetite, such as 胃口 (wèikǒu, appetite) and 胃痛 (wèitòng, stomachache). 胃口 can also mean a liking for something. Example: 我今天没有胃口。(Wǒ jīntiān méiyǒu wèikǒu.) I have no appetite today.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 胃 (wèi, stomach) with 謂/谓 (wèi, to call), which sound the same, and with 胄 (zhòu, helmet), which has 由 on top instead of 田. Also keep the tone falling (fourth tone), not wéi.
Common words with 胃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
胃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 胃
Learning 胃 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 胃
How many strokes are in 胃?
胃 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 胃 mean?
胃 (wèi) means stomach. A common word with it is 胃口 (wèikǒu), meaning "appetite; liking".
How do you pronounce 胃?
胃 is pronounced wèi, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 胃?
The radical of 胃 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 胃 under this radical.
Is 胃 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 胃 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Is ⺼ in 胃 the same as 月 meaning moon?
It looks the same, but in 胃 it is the flesh radical ⺼, which shows up in body-part characters like 肚 (dù, belly) and 肠 (cháng, intestine). It has nothing to do with the moon here.
How do I say I have a stomachache in Chinese?
You can say 我胃痛 (wǒ wèitòng) or 我胃疼 (wǒ wèi téng). If the pain is lower in the belly, people often say 我肚子疼 (wǒ dùzi téng) instead.