Chinese surname

韋韦

The Chinese surname 韋 (Mandarin wéi, Cantonese wai4) is spelled Wei in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wéi
Cantonese (Jyutping)	wai4
Simplified	韦
Definition (Unihan)	tanned leather; surname; Kangxi radical 178

Spelling tree of 韋

韋 is spelled 1 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Wei	Mandarin

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Spellings of 韋 in Malaysia

WeiSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 魏, 衛

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.