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位

位 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “throne”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 立 (stand). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
throne
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wèi
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
престол
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
位 rank

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亻 person
  2. radical number 9
  3. 立 stand

Characters that contain 位

How to find 位 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “stand”. 位 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 位 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.