Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (緯)
Simplified (纬)
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
緯
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
緯
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
緯
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
緯
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
緯
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
緯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纬 / 緯 [wěi]
latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
Japanese
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
緯 つかね
Tsukane female given name
CHINESE WORDS (17)
北纬 [běiwěi] #18,134
latitude north
纬度 [wěidù] #19,991
latitude
经纬 [jīngwěi] #63,110
warp and woof
南纬 [nánwěi] #35,990
latitude south
纬线 [wěixiàn] #47,091
woof
高纬度 [gāowěidù] #49,254
high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
蒋纬国 [JiǎngWěiguó] #54,310
Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
经纬仪 [jīngwěiyí] #54,941
theodolite
纬纱 [wěishā] #57,340
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
谶纬 [chènwěi] #57,958
divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 縦横 [じゅうおう] #19,027
length and width
⭐ 緯度 [いど] #51,510
latitude
⭐ 北緯 [ほくい] #61,145
north latitude
横糸 [よこいと] #78,721
weft
⭐ 南緯 [なんい] #102,636
southern latitude
高緯度 [こういど] #117,596
high latitudes
中緯度 [ちゅういど] #149,581
mid-latitudes
開発経緯 [かいはつけいい] #195,283
features (e.g. of a product)
経緯度 [けいいど] #199,119
longitude and latitude
緯線 [いせん] #205,939
parallel
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KOREAN WORDS (4)