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位

wèi

a measure word for people

A guest seated on a chair
Memory picture

Character

位 wèi

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 立 to stand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这位老师好。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī hǎo. This teacher is good.
  • 那位是谁? Nà wèi shì shéi? Who is that person?
  • 一位医生来了。 Yí wèi yīshēng lái le. A doctor has come.

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