Meaning
position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
Chinese: 位置、地位或量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 位 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
- 座位zuò wèiseat
- 各位gè wèieverybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- 位置wèi zhiposition; place; seat
- 地位dì wèiposition; status; place
Example Sentence
这位老师教我们中文。Zhè wèi lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men Zhōng wén.This teacher teaches us Chinese.
这位Zhè wèithis (person)老师lǎo shīteacher教jiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe中文Zhōng wénChinese language。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A person (亻) beside 立 (to stand): the spot where a person stands. It means ‘position / place / seat’.
A way to remember it
Where a person takes their stand — their position.
Easy to confuse with
- 立‘To stand’: just the standing figure, without the person radical beside it.