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- /ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/
Where it comes from
Entered English no later than 2012 when the app was re-branded WeChat for the international market. We corresponds to the first character in the original Chinese name 微信 (Wēixìn, literally “micro-message”), + chat.
proper noun
- A Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app.
verb WeChats · WeChatting · WeChatted
- To use the app WeChat; to use the app WeChat to contact (someone). The "heads bowed down" (to look at cell phones), those obsessed with cell phones, virtual chat, the Internet, and excessive WeChatting, which we see as a phenomenon everywhere, reflect attempts to overcome the loneliness and disinterest this generation feels, and to make up for their empty spiritual
Translations
Talk about this word "WeChat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wechat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. WeChat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wechat "WeChat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wechat.Cite this
@misc{wechat_2026,
title = {WeChat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wechat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
