位 wèi position
polite measure word for people; position; seat
怎么记住“位”: 亻 person + 立 stand = position. At the gala the head waiter checks every person who has to stand at the door, until each one is in position.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
位 = 亻 person + 立 stand
- 亻 person meaning
- 立 stand sound
At the gala the head waiter checks every person who has to stand at the door, until each one is in position.
How it came to be
The small seal form is a person beside a standing figure: the person gives the meaning, the standing figure the sound, and early inscriptions often wrote the standing figure alone.
用法
- A polite measure word for people: 一位老师 (yí wèi lǎoshī) a teacher, 三位客人 (sān wèi kèrén) three guests. Use it to show respect; 个 (gè) is the neutral/plain counter.
- Trap: don't use 位 for yourself or in casual/negative contexts. It flatters the person counted. The noun sense "position/seat" appears in 座位 (zuòwèi) seat, 位置 (wèizhì) position.
含“位”的汉字
含“位”的词语
- 座位zuòwèiseatHSK 4
- 单位dānwèiunit (of measure)HSK 4
- 各位gèwèieverybodyHSK 4
- 车位chēwèiparking spotHSK 4
- 位于wèiyúto be located atHSK 5
- 位置wèizhìpositionHSK 5
- 地位dìwèipositionHSK 5
- 学位xuéwèiacademic degreeHSK 6
- 定位dìngwèito orientateHSK 6
- 岗位gǎngwèia postHSK 6
- 方位fāngwèidirectionHSK 6
- 职位zhíwèipositionHSK 6
- 部位bùwèipartHSK 6
- 价位jiàwèiprice levelHSK 7
- 位子wèiziplaceHSK 7
- 全方位quánfāngwèiall aroundHSK 7
- 到位dàowèito get to the intended locationHSK 7
- 床位chuángwèibed (in hospital, hotel, train etc)HSK 7
- 错位cuòwèito be wrongly positionedHSK 7
- 品位pǐnwèirankHSK 8
- 席位xíwèia seat (in a theater, stadium etc)HSK 8
- 穴位xuéwèiacupuncture pointHSK 9
- 诸位zhūwèieveryoneHSK 9
例句
- 来了一位客人。 Láile yí wèi kèren.One guest has arrived.
- 我认识那位先生。 Wǒ rènshi nà wèi xiānsheng.I know that gentleman over there.
- 河水的水位大概是6米。 Héshuǐ de shuǐwèi dàgài shì liù mǐ.The water level of the river is about six meters.
- 那位先生很有礼貌。 Nà wèi xiānsheng hěn yǒu lǐmào.That man is extremely polite.