纬 wěi

woof; parallels of latitude

HSK 6 #2697

DEFINITIONS

  • woof
  • parallels of latitude
  • latitude
  • woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
  • weft

STROKES

纬 stroke order diagram
纬 stroke order animation

WORDS

经纬 jīng wěi
HSK 6
warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
北纬 běi wěi latitude north
纬度 wěi dù latitude
南纬 nán wěi latitude south
纬线 wěi xiàn woof; line of latitude; parallel
经纬线 jīng wěi xiàn lines of latitude and longitude; warp and woof
高纬度 gāo wěi dù high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
地心纬度 dì xīn wěi dù geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
地理纬度 dì lǐ wěi dù geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
经纬仪 jīng wěi yí theodolite
纬圈 wěi quān line of latitude; parallel
纬纱 wěi shā woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
纬线圈 wěi xiàn quān line of latitude; parallel
纬锦 wěi jǐn woof brocade; woven fabric with many-colored woof
蒋纬国 jiǎng wěi guó Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
谶纬 chèn wěi divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
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