纬

wěi

wěispelled as ui · 3rd tone — spelling rules

latitude · weft

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Character Decomposition

纬=纟+韦

Etymology

thread

Meanings

latitude

woof (horizontal thread in weaving)

weft

wěi

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Words with 纬 70 total

north latitude北纬běi wěi divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)谶纬chèn wěi warp and woof · longitude and latitude · main points经纬jīng wěi south latitude南纬nán wěi latitude纬度wěi dù woof (horizontal thread in weaving) · weft纬纱wěi shā woof · line of latitude · parallel纬线wěi xiàn line of latitude · parallel纬圈wěi quān woof brocade · woven fabric with many-colored woof纬锦wěi jǐn theodolite经纬仪jīng wěi yí lines of latitude and longitude · warp and woof经纬线jīng wěi xiàn line of latitude · parallel纬线圈wěi xiàn quān Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek蒋纬国Jiǎng Wěi guó high latitude (i.e. near the poles)高纬度gāo wěi dù

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