Memory phrase for the character: 纬


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Meaning

latitude, woof (horizontal thread in weaving), weft

Pronunciation

wěi

Explanation

Left: thread 纟/糸, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather - here: three horizontal 三 weft and a warp 丨 at the loom)

Mnemonic


 
The thread as a weft is horizontal like the latitude. (longitude = 经)

Radicals

threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.
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 Vocabulary

经纬 jīng wěi  warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
纬纱 wěi shā  woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
纬度 wěi dù  latitude
纬度 wěi dù  


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