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Characters, words, pinyin or English

喂 wèi hello

hello; hey; to feed

How to remember 喂: 口 mouth + 畏 fear = hello. Grandma presses the phone close to her mouth and, full of fear of the doctor on the line, says a careful "Oh, hello, doctor."

  • 1,988. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

喂 = 口 mouth + 畏 fear

  • 口 mouth
  • 畏 fear
The Gushi story

Grandma presses the phone close to her mouth and, full of fear of the doctor on the line, says a careful "Oh, hello, doctor."

How it is used

  • The phone / attention-getting 'hello, hey' - 喂，你好 (wèi, nǐ hǎo) hello? on answering a call, often said with a rising tone (wéi).
  • The same character means 'to feed (an animal or baby)': 喂狗 (wèi gǒu) feed the dog, 喂养 (wèiyǎng) to rear/feed.

Words with 喂

Example sentences

  • 喂，你好。 Wèi, nǐ hǎo.Hey, how are you?
  • 喂，你好，请问是王老师吗？ Wéi, nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn shì Wáng lǎoshī ma?Hello - is this Teacher Wang?