wèi position; stand; place; 'of' (people)

Made up of [ rén Person (radical) radical 9, stand; rise radical 117]
This measure word can be used with these nouns: rén (person)
Similar looking characters : (to pull)
Made with 7 strokes.
Comprises of a 'person' and 'stand' and so gives idea of a 'place' or 'position'. Also used as the measure word for numbers of people.
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Also uses rén component: bǐng (both) chàng (to initiate) ; dài (replace) ; dàn (but) ; dào (fall) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; fèn (portion) ; gōng (to provide) ; (estimate) ; (what) ; hòu (wait) ; hóu (nobleman) ; huà (to make into) ; huá (splendid) ; huā (flower) ; jiàn (healthy) ; liǎng (pair) ; mén (s) ; (you) ; rén (humane) ; shén (what) ; (he) ; xiān (immortal) ; xìn (letter) ; (night) ; 亿 (100,000,000) ; yōu (distant) ; zhí (value) ; zhù (to live) ; zhuàn (biography) ; zuò (to do) ; zuò (to make)
Also uses component: (to pull) qīn (parent) ; tóng (boy servant) ; yīn (sound) ; zhàn (station)

Sounds same

wèi (do) ; wèi (not yet)

Different tone

wéi (proud) ; wéi (to preserve) ; wěi (tail)

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Pronunciation

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