尾 wěi tail
tail; end
How it came to be
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
The small seal form puts hair behind a person: a tail.
用法
- 尾巴 (wěiba, neutral tone on 巴) is the everyday word for an animal's tail.
- 结尾 (jiéwěi), the ending, refers to the concluding part of a story, movie, or essay.
- 尾声 (wěishēng) is figurative, "coda", for the final stage of any event or process.
- 追尾 (zhuīwěi) is the standard term for a rear-end collision in traffic accidents, and 尾气 (wěiqì) means vehicle exhaust.