| Uni: | 97CB |
| Meaning: | tanned leather |
| Pny: | wéi |
| Bopo: | ㄨㄟˊ |
| Wade: | wei2 |
| Jyutping: | wai4, wai5 |
| Yale: | wai4 |
| Cn: | 韋字旁/韦字旁 wéizìpáng |
| Onyomi: | イ i |
| Kunyomi: | なめしがわ nameshigawa |
| Jp: | なめしがわ nameshigawa |
| Hang: | 다룸가죽 darumgajuk |
| Hanja: | 위 wi |
| Hanviet: | vi, vy |
Radical 178 or radical tanned leather meaning "tanned leather" is one of the 11 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 9 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 100 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
, the simplified form of, is the 63rd indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, while the traditional form is listed as its associated indexing component.
| Strokes | Characters (韋) | Characters (韦) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| +0 | SC (=韋) | ||
| +3 | SC (=韌) | ||
| +5 | SC (=韍) | ||
| +6 | |||
| +7 | (= -> 革) | ||
| +8 | SC (=韓) | ||
| +9 | SC (=韙) SC (=韞) | ||
| +10 | SC (=韜) | ||
| +11 | |||
| +12 | |||
| +13 | |||
| +15 | (= -> 衣) |