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Keyword
position
  • seat
  • throne
  • rank
  • status
  • location
Frequency
#211
Strokes
7
Readings
wèi100%
Mnemonic
The place where a person 亻 stands 立
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
单位dānwèi
unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
位wèi
position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
位于wèiyú
to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
地位dìwèi
position; status; place
位置wèizhi
position; place; seat
这位zhèwèi
this (person)
各位gèwèi
everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
学位xuéwèi
academic degree; place in school
定位dìngwèi
to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche
职位zhíwèi
position; post; job
岗位gǎngwèi
a post; a job
首位shǒuwèi
first place
部位bùwèi
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
数位shùwèi
digit; (Tw) digital
到位dàowèi
to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)
位居wèijū
to be located at
全方位quánfāngwèi
all around; omnidirectional; complete; holistic; comprehensive
方位fāngwèi
direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
席位xíwèi
a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat
水位shuǐwèi
water level
诸位zhūwèi
(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
事业单位shìyèdānwèi
public service institution (e.g. schools, hospitals); (Tw) business enterprise; company; firm
地理位置dìlǐwèizhi
geographical location