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尾 = 尸 + 毛

尾 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “tail”. It is built from 尸 (corpse) and 毛 (hair). It appears as a component in 9 other characters in this index.

Keyword
tail
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wěi
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
tail, extremity, конечность, хвост, extremity
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
尾 tail

Decomposition

ids

  1. 尸 corpse
  2. 毛 hair

Characters that contain 尾

How to find 尾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “hair”. 尾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.