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纬

wěi

HSK 6 Character Traditional 緯

What 纬 means

1. latitude
2. woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
3. weft

Words starting with 纬

• 纬度wěi dùlatitude
• 纬圈wěi quānline of latitude; parallel
• 纬纱wěi shāwoof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
• 纬线wěi xiànwoof; line of latitude; parallel
• 纬锦wěi jǐnwoof brocade; woven fabric with many-colored woof
• 纬线圈wěi xiàn quānline of latitude; parallel

Words containing 纬

• 经纬jīng wěiwarp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
• 北纬běi wěinorth latitude
• 南纬nán wěisouth latitude
• 经纬仪jīng wěi yítheodolite
• 经纬线jīng wěi xiànlines of latitude and longitude; warp and woof
• 高纬度gāo wěi dùhigh latitude (i.e. near the poles)
• 地心纬度dì xīn wěi dùgeocentric latitude…
• 地理纬度dì lǐ wěi dùgeographic latitude…
• 经纬密度jīng wěi mì dù(textiles) thread count
• 蒋纬国Jiǎng Wěi guóChiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蒋介石
• 谶纬chèn wěidivination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han…

Characters built on 韦

These share the phonetic component 韦 (wéi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 伟wěibig; large; great
• 苇wěireed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 炜wěiglowing; bright; brilliant
• 闱wéidoor to women's room; gate to palace
• 韪wěicorrect; right

Characters that look like 纬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 饰shìdecoration; ornament; to decorate
• 伟wěibig; large; great
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 炜wěiglowing; bright; brilliant

Sounds the same

Read wěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 委to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc)
• 伟big; large; great
• 尾tail; remainder; remnant
• 伪false; fake; forged
• 萎to wither; to drop; to decline
• 唯yes
• 苇reed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 玮(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 娓used in 娓娓
• 炜glowing; bright; brilliant
• 猥humble; rustic; plentiful
• 痿atrophy