Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "谓", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "谓", and master the standard way of writing the character "谓".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "谓" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
谓
wèi
动词
本义: 告诉
1. 告诉: 人~予曰。
(Tell: Someone told me.)
2. 称呼,叫作: 称~。何~人工呼吸?
(Name; call: What is artificial respiration called?)
3. [~语]: 对主语加以陈述,说明主语怎么样或是什么的句子成分。
([Predicate]: The part of a sentence that tells what the subject is like or what it is.)
4. 说: 所~。无~。可~神速。
(Say: What is said. No words. Can be said quickly.)
同本义 (Tell)
1. 引: 《说文》:谓,报也。
(Reference: "Shuo Wen": to tell, to report.)
2. 引: 《汉书·霍光传》:人以谓霍氏。 注:“告语也。”
(Reference: "Han Shu - Biography of Huo Guang": People referred to Huo's family as "tell", which indicated a spoken message.)
3. 引: 《战国策·赵策》:太后明谓左右。
(Reference: "Strategies of the Warring States - Zhao": The Empress clearly instructed her aides.)
4. 引: 《战国策·魏策》:谓安陵君曰。
(Reference: "Strategies of the Warring States - Wei": He said to Lord Anling.)
5. 引: 谓唐雎曰。
(Reference: He said to Tang Ju.)
6. 引: 宋·胡仔《苕溪渔隐丛话》:谓岛曰。
(Reference: Song Hu Zai’s "Stories of Fishermen": Referring to the island.)
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谓
wèi
名词
意义; 意思 (English: meaning)
如: 何谓
(Meaning; what does it mean.)
通“为” (Because)
1. 引: 《列子》:亦不以众人之观易其情貌,亦不谓众人之不观不易其情貌。
(Reference: "Lie Zi": One does not change their demeanor based on others' views, nor does one say it's unchanged because others are not observing.)
2. 引: 《韩非子·解老》:啬之谓术也生于道理。
(Reference: "Han Feizi": Saving is called a technique that arises from reason.)
3. 引: 《盐铁论·忧边》:有一人不得其所,则谓之不乐。
(Reference: "Salt and Iron Discussions": If a person is not in their proper place, it is said that they are unhappy.)