wèi
variant of 餵|喂[wei4]
to feed
The mouth radical grounds the meaning in the act of feeding — putting food into a mouth. 畏 is purely phonetic here, lending the wèi sound without contributing to the sense.
喂哺
wèi bǔ
to feed (a baby)
喂奶
wèi nǎi
to breast-feed
喂料
wèi liào
to feed (also fig.)
喂母乳
wèi mǔ rǔ
breastfeeding
喂食
wèi shí
喂养
wèi yǎng
to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)
投喂
tóu wèi
to feed (an animal)
母乳喂养
mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng
良心喂狗
liáng xīn wèi gǒu
to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
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