Keyword
tail
- extremity
- end
- back
- rear
- Frequency
- #1358
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
wěi
Mnemonic
A furry 毛 tail behind a body 尸
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
尾
tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
尾巴
tail; colloquial pr. yǐba
结尾
ending; coda; to wind up
尾
horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
尾声
coda; epilogue; end
从头到尾
from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)
马尾
ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail; slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
尾随
to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
尾部
back part; rear section; tail section
收尾
to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish
鸡尾酒
(calque) cocktail
末尾
end; tip; extremity
长尾
long tail
彻头彻尾
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom
尾鳍
tail or caudal fin
片尾曲
ending theme song
响尾蛇
rattlesnake
船尾
back end of a ship; aft
尾翼
empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
尾气
exhaust; emissions
首尾
head and tail
尾数
remainder (after rounding a number); decimal part (of number after the decimal point); mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.); small change; balance (of an account)
追尾
to tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
九尾狐
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)