嵬

Information about character(s)

Radical: 山
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wéi, wěi
Cantonese: ngai4
JapaneseKun: TAKAI
JapaneseOn: KAI GAI GI
Korean: OY
Vietnamese: ngôi

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: high; rugged, rocky, precipitous

CE-Dict: rocky

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.high and ragged
2.arrogant

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《嵬部》嵬高不平也。从山鬼聲。凡嵬之屬皆从嵬。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集中】【山字部】嵬
【集韻】烏回切【韻會】魚回切【正韻】五回切，𠀤音巍。【說文】高不平也。从山，諧鬼平聲。【爾雅·釋山】石戴土謂之崔嵬。【註】石山上有土者。【詩·周南】陟彼崔嵬。　又高大貌。【班固·西都賦】增盤崔嵬。　又【廣韻】【正韻】五罪切【集韻】【韻會】五賄切，𠀤音頠。𡾋嵬，山貌。【王延壽·魯靈光殿賦】嵳峩㠑嵬。　【集韻】或作峞。通作隗。

CF-Dict: rocailleux/rocheux

Han-De-Dict: felsig (u.E.)/Wei (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)