瑋

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 13
Simplified Form: 玮

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wěi
Cantonese: wai4 wai5
JapaneseOn: I
Korean: WI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: type of jade; rare, valuable

CE-Dict: (reddish jade)/precious/rare

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.valuable; precious

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】瑋
【廣韻】于鬼切【集韻】【韻會】羽鬼切，𠀤音韙。【廣韻】玉名。　又【博雅】瑋，重也。【又】瑰瑋，琦玩也。　又人名。【前漢·王子侯表】就鄕節侯瑋。　又【集韻】紆胃切，音尉。瑰瑋，亦讀上聲。　又【韻補】叶于貴切，音位。【張華·鷦鷯賦】提挈萬里，飄颻逼畏。體大妨物，形瓌足瑋。
考證：〔【張華·鷦鷯賦】提絜萬里，飄颻逼畏。〕　謹照原文絜改挈。

CF-Dict: (Jade rouge)/précieux/rare

Han-De-Dict: geschätzt, kostbar (u.E.)