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Animated Stroke Order 纬

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 纬 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 纬

纬 stroke order diagram

3.

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纬

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 纬

纬 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 纬

Latitude and Weft in Geography and Weaving

The character 纬 refers to the horizontal threads (weft) in weaving and by extension to latitude in geography.

经纬 • jīng wěi • longitude and latitude; logical planning; state of affairs; manage • HSK 6

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Example Sentences

dì地

tú图

shàng上

de的

wěi纬

xiàn线

shì

Information

Pinyinwěi

Meaningweft, horizontal threads in weaving

Strokes7

Radical纟

Traditional緯

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2694

Zhuyinㄨㄟˇ

UnicodeU+7EAC

CangjieVMQS

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Silk threads (纟) woven horizontally like a weft (韦) — latitude or weft in fabric.

jīng经

wěi纬

longitude and latitude; logical planning; state of affairs; manage

纬度 • wěi dù • latitude • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wěi纬

dù度

latitude

是

shuǐ水

píng平

de的

。

The latitude lines on the map are horizontal.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

jīng经

wěi纬

zuò坐

biāo标

lái来

dìng定

wèi位

wèi位

zhì置

。

We need longitude and latitude coordinates to locate the position.

zhè ge chéng shì de wěi dù jiē jìn běi wěi 4 0 dù 。

这个城市的纬度接近北纬40度。

This city's latitude is close to 40 degrees north.

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尉wèiofficer, military rank
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
桅wéimast of ship
渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
魏wèikingdom of Wei; surname
潍wéicounty in Shandong province

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Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
缰jiāngreins, bridle
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
绦tāosilk cord, ribbon

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