谓 wèi to call
to call; to say; to tell; meaning
How to remember 谓: 讠 words + 胃 stomach = to call. The little girl has no words for the ache in her stomach and whispers to Mum that she does not know what to call.
Component breakdown
谓 = 讠 words + 胃 stomach
- 讠 words
- 胃 stomach
The little girl has no words for the ache in her stomach and whispers to Mum that she does not know what to call.
How it is used
- Literary/written character meaning to say or to call, alive mainly in fixed frames. 所谓 (suǒwèi) so-called / what is meant by - 所谓的成功 (suǒwèi de chénggōng) so-called success.
- 可谓 (kěwèi) it may well be called - 这可谓奇迹 (zhè kěwèi qíjì) this can truly be called a miracle; formal, common in writing.
- 无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi) is the everyday one: to not care either way - 去不去我无所谓 (qù bú qù wǒ wúsuǒwèi) I don't mind whether we go.