尾 wěi ㄨㄟˇ mei5

  • tail
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • extremity
  • sixth of the 28 constellations
  • classifier for fish

尾 yǐ ㄧˇ mei5

  • horse's tail
  • pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 尾 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 小狗 ( xiǎo gǒu siu2 gau2 ) 摆 擺 ( bǎi baai2 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 尾巴 ( wěi ba mei5 baa1 )。

    The dog was wagging his tail.

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 绑 綁 ( bǎng bong2 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 马尾 馬尾 ( mǎ wěi maa5 mei5 )。

    Tom has a ponytail.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 为 為 ( wéi wai6 ) 无尾熊 無尾熊 ( wú wěi xióng mou4 mei5 hung4 ) 拍照 ( pāi zhào paak3 ziu3 )。

    He took a picture of the koala.

  • 会议 會議 ( huì yì wui6 ji5 ) 接近 ( jiē jìn zip3 gan6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 尾声 尾聲 ( wěi shēng mei5 sing1 )。

    The meeting has almost ended.

  • 无尾熊 無尾熊 ( wú wěi xióng mou4 mei5 hung4 ) 没有 沒有 ( méi yǒu mut6 jau5 ) 肚脐 肚臍 ( dù qí tou5 ci4 )。

    Koala bears do not have belly buttons.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.