Ideographic: The place where a person 亻 stands 立Radical:

meaning for wèi:

  • - position
  • - location
  • - place
  • - seat
  • - classifier for people (honorific)
  • - classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
  • - (physics) potentialunit (of measure)
  • - unit (group of people as a whole)
  • - work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
  • - Classifiers: 个 position
  • - status
  • - place
  • - Classifiers: 个 position
  • - place
  • - seat
  • - Classifiers: 个 a post
  • - a jobto be located at
  • - to be situated at
  • - to lie

shì
wèi
hǎozhàngfū好丈夫

He is a good husband.


zhège这个
jiémù节目
fǎngwèn访问
le
duō
wèi
míngrén名人

This program interviewed several celebrities.


zhège这个
tíngchēchǎng停车场
yǒu
zhuānmén专门
de
dàochē倒车
wèi
zhǐyǐn指引

This parking lot has dedicated guidance for reversing into a spot.


zhè
zuò
fángzi房子
de
zhǔrén主人
shì
wèi
niánqīng年轻
gūniang姑娘

The owner of this house is a young girl.


wǒmen我们
yāoqǐng邀请
le
duō
wèi
zhòngyào重要
jiābīn嘉宾
chūxí出席
kāimù开幕
yíshì仪式

We have invited many important guests to attend the opening ceremony.