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
位子
wèizi
seat; place; position
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 会场前排的位子留给听证代表，媒体只能在后方拍摄。 Huìchǎng qiánpái de wèizi liú gěi tīngzhèng dàibiǎo, méitǐ zhǐnéng zài hòufāng pāishè. The seats in the front row of the venue were reserved for hearing representatives, while the media could only film from the back.
- 火车上没有空位子了，我们只好站着。 Huǒchē shang méiyǒu kòng wèizi le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo zhànzhe. There were no free seats on the train, so we had to stand.
- 他退休以后，把位子让给了年轻人。 Tā tuìxiū yǐhòu, bǎ wèizi rànggěi le niánqīngrén. After retiring, he gave up his position to young people.
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
- 位置 wèizhi position; place
- 部位 bùwèi body part
- 学位 xuéwèi academic degree
- 职位 zhíwèi job position
- 定位 dìngwèi to position, to locate; position
- 方位 fāngwèi direction, position