位 — wi

Parts that make up 位

How 位 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 位 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 人, 立.

Korean example words with 位

• 보위寶位 Korean gloss: 임금의 자리
• 왕위王位 Korean gloss: 임금의 자리
• 제위帝位 Korean gloss: 제왕의 자리
• 황위皇位 Korean gloss: 황제의 지위
• 저위儲位 Korean gloss: 왕세자의 지위
• 고위高位 Korean gloss: 높고 귀한 지위
• 대위大位 Korean gloss: 높은 관위나 지위
• 상위上位 Korean gloss: 높은 위치나 지위
• 각위各位 Korean gloss: 각각의 신위(神位)
• 성위盛位 Korean gloss: 고귀한 자리나 위치
• 천위天位 Korean gloss: 천자(天子)의 자리
• 선위禪位 Korean gloss: 임금의 자리를 물려줌

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 位

• 単位たんい unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many)
• 地位ちい (social) position; status; standing
• 上位じょうい superior (in rank); top; ranking
• 首位しゅい first place; head position; leading position
• 位置いち place; position; location
• 一位いちい first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
• 順位じゅんい order; rank; position (e.g. in a race)
• 下位かい low rank; lower position; subordinate position
• 本位ほんい standard; basis; principle
• 優位ゆうい predominance; superiority; ascendancy
• 水位すいい water level
• 位置付けいちづけ placement; fixed position; mapping out

Characters sharing the phonetic 立

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “위”

Other hanja with radical 人