WHOLE CHARACTER
喂
hello — a call to get attention, as on the phone; to put food into someone's mouth (喂奶); to feed animals (喂养,喂马)
喂 says hello on the phone and feeds: 喂奶 'feed a baby', 喂鱼 'feed the fish'.
ZDIC: 形声，从口、畏声.
Character Familiesleft / right
喂
hello — a call to get attention, as on the phone; to put food into someone's mouth (喂奶); to feed animals (喂养,喂马)
喂 says hello on the phone and feeds: 喂奶 'feed a baby', 喂鱼 'feed the fish'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从口、畏声.
MEANING: THE MOUTH SIDE (ZDIC 从口)
口
mouth; opening
Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.
In 喂: meaning: the mouth side (ZDIC 从口) The mouth that calls out and feeds.
SOUND SIDE: 畏 (WÈI)
畏
to fear
A standalone character (wèi, to fear); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 喂: sound side: 畏 (wèi) wèi matches exactly.
Tone 4
- hello — a call to get attention, as on the phone
- to put food into someone's mouth (喂奶)
- to feed animals (喂养,喂马)
- 喂奶to breastfeed; to feed a baby
- 喂养to feed; to raise
- 喂鱼to feed the fish
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