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CHINESE CHARACTER

wèi

位

位

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digit

Numbered pinyin
wei4
English meanings
location, digit, m.[general], , status, figure, throne, position, place, condition

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 立.

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    立
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻立

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qǐngzuò请坐,zhè这wèi位shì是lǎoshī老师。

    Please sit; this is the teacher.

  2. 02

    yī一wèi位péngyou朋友。

    A friend.

  3. 03

    tā他zài在dì第èr二wèi位。

    He is second.

  4. 04

    ràng让wèi位gěi给lǎoren老人。

    Give your seat to the elderly.

  5. 05

    zhè这gè个wèntí问题yǒu有jǐ几fāngmiàn方面。

    This issue has several aspects.

  6. 06

    qǐng请gèwèi各位zhùyì注意。

    Everyone, please pay attention.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 价位
  • 位于
  • 位子
  • 位置
  • 停车位
  • 全方位
  • 到位
  • 单位
  • 各位
  • 品位
  • 地位
  • 学位
  • 定位
  • 岗位
  • 席位
  • 床位
  • 座位
  • 换位
  • 穴位
  • 职位
  • 诸位
  • 车位
  • 部位
  • 错位