Chinese name character

Chinese name character 偉, simplified 伟

wěi

Simplified: 伟

The character 偉 (Mandarin wěi) appears in 31 names and 6 syllables in this reference and is spelled Wei, Wai, Wee, Wooi and Woei in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “great; magnificent; robust”, “great; magnificent; extraordinary” and “big, great”.

Names and syllables: 37
Malaysian spellings: 8
Strokes: 11
Attested in records: 11

37 names and syllables in this reference have 偉 as one of their character options. For 11 of them, 偉 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 偉: the recorded options

great; magnificent; robust
in 26 character options · attested
great; magnificent; extraordinary
in 23 character options · attested
big, great
in 3 character options · attested

Unihan definition: great, robust; extraordinary

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 偉

偉 yields 8 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization	attested in name records
Wei	Hokkien · Cantonese · Mandarin	attested in name records
Wai	Cantonese	attested in name records
Wee	Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew	attested in name records
Wooi	Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka	attested in name records
Woei	romanization not stated	attested in name records
Vee	Hakka	possible
Oei	Hokkien	possible
Ooi	Hokkien	possible

Readings of 偉 by dialect

Dialect	Reading	Malaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī	úi	Wei, Wee, Wooi, Oei, Ooi
CantoneseJyutping	wai5	Wei, Wai, Wooi
HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳ	vî, Hailu vui	Wee, Wooi, Vee
TeochewPeng’im	ui2	Wee
MandarinHanyu Pinyin	wěi	Wei

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin wěi and Cantonese wai5.

31 names that can be written with 偉

6 syllables that can stand for 偉

Sources

Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 偉 · mdbg.net · meaning
Unicode Unihan Database: U+5049 · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

Frequently asked questions

What does 偉 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 偉, including “great; magnificent; robust”, “great; magnificent; extraordinary” and “big, great”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 偉 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 偉 is spelled Wei (Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin), Wai (Cantonese), Wee (Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew), Wooi (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka), Woei, Vee (Hakka), Oei (Hokkien) and Ooi (Hokkien). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Wei written 偉?

Not necessarily. The spelling Wei can also stand for 伟, 威, 暐, 為, 溦, 薇. Only the family knows which character was chosen.

Chinese name character 偉 / , simplified 伟