wèi

position; place; location

HSK 3 #182

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 182nd character
Radical ⼈ (9.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 784

Definitions

位 wèi
  1. 1. position
  2. 2. place
  3. 3. location
  4. 4. seat
  5. 5. classifier for people (honorific)
  6. 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
  7. 7. (physics) potential

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Words containing 位

Word Meaning
(numeric, data) field
power and position (politics)
to put sth back where it belongs
tide level
unit of heat; thermal unit
unit of heat; thermal unit
global positioning system (GPS)
global positioning system (GPS)
production unit
production unit
the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
the millions place (or column) in the decimal system
the millions place (or column) in the decimal system
phase (waves)
relative position
relative position
master's degree
master's degree
official rank and salary
official rank and salary
to abdicate (as king)
to abdicate (as king)
third place
second place
allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)