位
位
“seat”
Radical: 亻
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 3
How 位 is built — side by side
亻
Person radical (亻) · rén zì páng
A standing person leaning left — actions and people words use it: 你 you, 他 he, 休 rest.
立
to stand
to stand; to establish, to set up
Origin
The place where a person 亻 stands 立
Words with 位
座位 zuòwèi — seat
座位 zuò wèi — seat
单位 dān wèi — a unit
地位 dì wèi — position
位置 wèi zhi — position
部位 bù wèi — position
方位 fāng wèi — direction
岗位 gǎng wèi — a post
位于 wèi yú — to be located at
学位 xué wèi — academic degree
职位 zhí wèi — post
诸位 zhū wèi — (pron) everyone
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