Meaning of 胃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- stomach
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 胃
胃 (wèi) means the stomach as an organ and appears in many health and food words, such as 胃痛 (wèitòng) and 肠胃 (chángwèi). In everyday talk about hunger, people usually say 肚子 (dùzi) instead. Example: 我胃不舒服。(Wǒ wèi bù shūfu.) My stomach feels uncomfortable.
The top part 田 looks like a field, and the bottom 月 is the flesh radical used for body parts. Picture a little field of food sitting inside your body, and that is your stomach, 胃 (wèi).
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 胃 (wèi) with 背 (bèi, back), since both have 月 at the bottom. Also, do not use 胃 for a general belly or tummy. 我肚子饿了 (wǒ dùzi è le) is the natural way to say you are hungry, not 我胃饿了.
胃 in example sentences
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胃 wèi · stomach · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 胃.
Questions about 胃
What does 胃 mean?
胃 (wèi) means "stomach" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 胃?
胃 is made of 1 character: 胃 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 胃 an HSK word?
Yes. 胃 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 胃口 mean besides appetite?
胃口 (wèikǒu) can also mean taste or liking for something. For example, 这部电影不合我的胃口 (zhè bù diànyǐng bù hé wǒ de wèikǒu) means this movie is not to my taste.
Why does 胃 have the 月 part if it has nothing to do with the moon?
In many characters for body parts, 月 at the side or bottom is a form of the flesh component, not the moon. You can see it in 肚 (dù, belly), 肠 (cháng, intestine) and 脸 (liǎn, face).