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ヰ means 'wheel around'

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Strokes : 4    Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 5 words   Used in 15 names   Component in 78 kanji (11 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Common readings
Kun
   ヰ
Variants
㐄  
Notes
Katakana 'wi' is largely obsolete, but still appears as part of several kanji, especially those containing the 韋 (tanned leather) element. It also sometimes appears in the form 㐄.
ヰ is actually taken from 舛 (oppose), which means 'opposite', in which it was simplified from 井 (well). However, since ヰ has no independent meaning, in mnemonics we use the meaning 'wheel around', which combines the sound 'wi' with the sense of 'wheeling around (eg to the opposite side)'.
See also
牛 cow  
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ゐ
unclassified
hiragana "wi" (historical kana)  (obsolete term)
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ヰ
unclassified
katakana "wi" (historical kana)  (obsolete term)
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ヰ
wheel around
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