| 腰 | yāo wéi | waist measurement / girth | 
| 腰 | yāo | the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch; pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) | 
| 围 | Wéi | surname Wei | 
| 围 | wéi | to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) |