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Chinese name character 瑋, simplified 玮

wěi

Simplified: 玮

The character 瑋 (Mandarin wěi) appears in 4 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Wei and Woei in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “fine jade, precious”.

Names and syllables
5
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
13
Attested in records
1

5 names and syllables in this reference have 瑋 as one of their character options. For 1 of them, 瑋 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 瑋: the recorded options

  • fine jade, precious

    in 5 character options · attested

Unihan definition: type of jade; rare, valuable

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 瑋

瑋 Wei Mandarin Woei romanization not stated
瑋 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
WeiMandarinattested in name records
Woeiromanization not statedpossible

Readings of 瑋 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
MandarinHanyu Pinyin wěi Wei

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

4 names that can be written with 瑋

1 syllables that can stand for 瑋

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 瑋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 瑋 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+744B · 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 瑋 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 瑋, including “fine jade, precious”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 瑋 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 瑋 is spelled Wei (Mandarin) and Woei. A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Wei written 瑋?

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