纬

latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,605 U+7EAC

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 韦 (phonetic, wéi)

components: 纟韦

latitude · Heisig RSH #2595

thread + briar patch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 韦

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 韦 (wéi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
韦 sound component	wéi	tanned leather; surname
围	wéi	to surround, to encircle, to corral
违	wéi	to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
伟	wěi	great, imposing; extraordinary
苇	wěi	reed
讳	huì	taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning
韪	wěi	right; proper; perpriety
闱	wéi	gate, door; living quarters
玮	wěi	a type of red jade; rare, valuable
帏	wéi	a curtain that forms a wall
炜	wěi	brilliant, glowing, red
祎	yī	excellent, rare; beautiful, fine

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
地心纬度	dì xīn wěi dù	geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center…
地理纬度	dì lǐ wěi dù	geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the referen…
经纬密度	jīng wěi mì dù	(textiles) thread count
高纬度	gāo wěi dù	high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
经纬线	jīng wěi xiàn	lines of latitude and longitude; warp and woof
纬线圈	wěi xiàn quān	line of latitude; parallel
经纬仪	jīng wěi yí	theodolite
南纬	nán wěi	south latitude
纬线	wěi xiàn	woof; line of latitude; parallel
经纬	jīng wěi	warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
北纬	běi wěi	north latitude
纬度	wěi dù	latitude
纬圈	wěi quān	line of latitude; parallel
蒋纬国	Jiǎng Wěi guó	Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石
纬锦	wěi jǐn	woof brocade; woven fabric with many-colored woof
纬纱	wěi shā	woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
谶纬	chèn wěi	divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dy…