位 wèi ㄨㄟˋ wai2 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2

  • position
  • location
  • place
  • seat
  • classifier for people (honorific)
  • classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
  • (physics) potential

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 位 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 几 幾 ( jǐ gei2 ) 位 ( wèi wai2 )?

    How many people?

  • 下 ( xià haa6 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 位 ( wèi wai2 )!

    Next person!

  • 三 ( sān saam1 ) 位 ( wèi wai2 ) 学生 學生 ( xué sheng hok6 saang1 )。

    Three students.

  • 你们 你們 ( nǐ men nei5 mun4 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 几 幾 ( jǐ gei2 ) 位 ( wèi wai2 )?

    How many of you are there?

  • 还 還 ( hái waan4 ) 剩 ( shèng sing6 ) 座位 ( zuò wèi zo6 wai2 ) 吗 嗎 ( ma maa3 )?

    Are any seats still available?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.