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Character Decomposition
位=亻+立
Etymology
The place where a person 亻 stands 立
Meanings
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
(physics) potential
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Words with 位 431 total
to orientate · to position · to categorize (as) · to characterize (as) · positioning · position · niche定位dìng wèito get to the intended location · to be in place · to be in position · precise · well (done)到位dào wèi(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 jīn běn wèi "gold standard") · one's own department or unit · central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in xué xiào běn wèi "school-centered approach")本位běn wèito abdicate (as king)禅位shàn wèiposition · status · place · CL: gè地位dì wèiin arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place借位jiè wèi(sports) to jockey for position; (basketball) to box out; (commerce) to establish oneself in a competitive market (also pr. qiǎwèi) · booth seating卡位kǎ wèiunit (of measure) · unit (group of people as a whole) · work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) · CL: gè单位dān wèiroyal title君位jūn wèiimperial throne帝位dì wèito occupy a high position (in administration)居位jū wèi
Idioms with 位 20 total Chain
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