wèi = w + ei4
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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How to pronounce 位

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

位 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= li + Ø4
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
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Characters with 位 as component

= li + Ø4
river in Hebei
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= li + Ø4
variant of 蒞|莅[li4], to attend
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= li + Ø4
to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator)
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Words with 位

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post / office / position
position; post; job
place / seat

Sentences with 位

zhòng
wèi
xiān
jià
dào

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wèi

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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