纬

wěi

Radical: 纟 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

纬 decomposes into the following components:

纟 韦

Semantic component: 纟; phonetic component: 韦.

Words containing 纬

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 纬.

北纬
běi wěi
latitude north
南纬
nán wěi
latitude south
纬圈
wěi quān
line of latitude
纬度
wěi dù
latitude
纬纱
wěi shā
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
纬线
wěi xiàn
woof
纬锦
wěi jǐn
woof brocade
经纬
jīng wěi
warp and woof
谶纬
chèn wěi
divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
纬线圈
wěi xiàn quān
line of latitude
经纬仪
jīng wěi yí
theodolite
经纬线
jīng wěi xiàn
lines of latitude and longitude

Related characters (radical 纟)

Characters that share the radical 纟.

㡭 纟 纠 纡 红 纣 纤 纥 约 级 纨 纩 纪 纫 纭 纯 纰 纱 纲 纳 纴 纵 纶 纷

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