TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
偉
偉 ＝ 亻 ＋ 韋
ㄨㄟˇ · wěi
adj — great, mighty, outstanding
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
Twéi → wěi — tone shifted off the donor
A person (亻) and 韋, which drew feet circling a guarded enclosure (the original of 圍 and 衛) — 韋 carries the sound wéi, tipped to wěi. The sense lands on a person out of the ordinary: extraordinary, then great, mighty. From there: 偉大 great, 偉人 a great figure.
意 · Meanings
(本義)奇偉— extraordinary, remarkable
→偉大— great, mighty常用
→偉人— a great figure
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension