The kanji 尾 primarily represents a "tail". It refers to the appendage found at the rear end of an animal, or figuratively, the trailing end or the end part of something. It conveys the idea of something being at the back, or the final element.

・On-yomi (音読み): bi (び) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): o (お)

⚫︎ 尾 Translation: tail ⚫︎ 尾根 (one) Translation: ridge ⚫︎ 尾行 (bikou) Translation: tailing; following (someone)

The kanji 尾 is a pictograph. It depicts the tail of an animal, particularly a fish or a mammal. The shape of the character visually represents the characteristic feature of a tail. Over time, the character evolved from its original pictorial form to the current simplified shape.