Taxonomy of meanings for 帷:　　

  • 帷 wéi (OC: ɢrul MC: ɦʷɯi) 洧悲切 平 廣韻：【說文曰在旁曰帷釋名曰帷圍也以自障圍也洧悲切一 】
    • CARRIAGE SCREEN
      • nSHIJING: textile curtain hung on both sides of the carriage box but not back and front; also used as a general term for a curtain used on a carriage
    • CLOTH
      • nmadNwhole-cloth (curtain style)
      • nclothCH
    • COVER
      • vtoNpassivebe screened (from view)
    • CURTAIN
      • nspaceZUO Xuan 17: area sealed off by curtains, tent (without roof) to prevent outsiders from seeing what is going on inside; certain
      • ncurtain
      • nadVinstrument(wrap) in a curtain
  • wéiTENT
    • ntentCH

Additional information about 帷

說文解字: 【帷】，在 㫄 曰帷。 〔小徐本「帷」下有「也」。〕 从巾、隹聲。 【洧悲切】 【𠥛】，古文帷。

    Criteria
  • CURTAIN

    1. Wéi 帷 refers to any decorative curtain hung around openings like windows or doors, but the term can also be used to refer to low curtain hung close to the floor.

    2. Mù 幕 refers to a curtain suspended from above as a kind curtain-roof, but reaching down to the ground. See TENT

    3. Wò 幄 refers to a tent-like structure built up within a building. See TENT

    4. Yì 帟, an exceedingly rare word, refers to a roof-like flat baldachin used within buildings to guard against dust and dirt that keeps falling off the ceiling.

    5. Màn 幔 refers to a largish piece of cloth used to cover anything in the house.

    6. Chéng chén 承塵 refers to dust-protector hung above a seat to prevent dust from the ceiling falling on person seated below.

    7. The general term for any material used as a curtain of any sort is zhàng 帳, and the word became current in Han times.

    8. Lián 簾 refers to a bamboo curtain or screen, typically used in doors to prevent draft, and the word is still rare in Han times.

  • CARRIAGE SCREEN

    The general term for a carriage curtain is wéi 帷, but the word also refers specifically to the side curtains on a carriage.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: (CURTAIN)幕/CURTAIN Mù 幕 refers to a curtain suspended from above as a kind curtain-roof, but reaching down to the ground. See TENT