wěi ba
หาง; ส่วนต่อ
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猫的尾巴很长。
māo de wěiba hěn cháng.
The cat's tail is very long.
我踩到了狗的尾巴。
wǒ cǎi dào le gǒu de wěiba.
I stepped on the dog's tail.
狐狸的尾巴藏不住。
húli de wěiba cáng bù zhù.
The fox's tail cannot be hidden.
头 (tóu)
head
前 (qián)
front
The Chinese word 尾巴 (wěiba) for "tail" is composed of two characters: 尾 (wěi) and 巴 (bā). The character 尾 originally meant "end" or "tip", and was often used to refer to the end of a rope or string. Over time, it came to be used specifically for the tail of an animal. The character 巴, on the other hand, is a pictograph depicting a person with their arms outstretched, and was originally used to represent the idea of "spreading out" or "extending". When combined with the character 尾, it creates the word 尾巴, which literally means "the extending end" or "the part that extends from the end". This combination of characters perfectly captures the essence of a tail, which is a long, thin appendage that extends from the end of an animal's body.
