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
位置
wèizhi
position; place
Characters in this word
置 zhì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 直 straight, vertical
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你的位置在哪？ Nǐ de wèizhi zài nǎ? Where is your position?
- 这个位置很好。 Zhège wèizhi hěn hǎo. This place is very good.
- 请换个位置。 Qǐng huàn ge wèizhi. Please change places.
Related words
- 单位 dānwèi organization; workplace
- 位 wèi a measure word for people
- 座位 zuòwèi seat
- 各位 gèwèi everyone present
- 地位 dìwèi status
- 位于 wèiyú to be located
- 部位 bùwèi body part
- 学位 xuéwèi academic degree
- 职位 zhíwèi job position
- 安置 ānzhì to settle; to arrange
- 布置 bùzhì to arrange; to assign
- 设置 shèzhì to set up; settings