Pinyin chart · wei
How to say wei
wei in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
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How to say it
No initial: No consonant: the syllable starts with its vowel. The y or w in front is spelling only and adds no sound of its own.
uei: Written ui after a consonant (gui, dui): a short e is said between the u and the i, so dui sounds close to “dway”.
Its tones
wēi 微 tiny · wéi 围 to surround · wěi 尾 tail · wèi 位 classifier for people. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- Said alone, uei is written wei: a final that begins with i, u or ü takes y or w in front.
Words with wei
The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.