Definition
韦 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'leather', but it is rarely used as a standalone word. You'll encounter it mainly in classical compounds like 韦编 (leather binding for books) and in the idiom 韦编三绝, which describes diligent study. It is also a common Chinese surname, pronounced Wéi.
b.f.
(bound form) leather(surname) Wei
Examples
- 韦，。Tā xìng wéi, shì wǒmen bān de bānzhǎng.His surname is Wei; he is our class monitor.
- 《》，韦。Kǒngzǐ dú Yì, wéi biān sān jué.Confucius read the Book of Changes, wearing out the leather binding three times.
- 韦。wéi biān sān jué zhège chéngyǔ xíngróng xuéxí fēicháng qínfèn.The idiom 'Wei bian san jue' describes extremely diligent study.
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