| 位 | 1253A20 91A.30-6 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄨㄟˋ [wei4] | ||
| N. adjunct. | 三位朋友，客人 three friends, visitors. | |||||
| N. | (1) Status, seat, position: 地位 a person's status or situation; 位卑，位尊 low, high status; 客位，主位 seat of guest, of host; 讓位 to play for giving higher seat to s.o. else, also to abdicate; 本位 a unit, basic unit. (2) Seat of authority; the throne, spirit tablet: 遜位，禪位 abdicate the throne; 退位 give up post of power; 神位，牌位 spirit tablet. (3) Person: 這位是誰 (more court. than 這個人) who is this gentleman? 諸位，列位 (term in public address) ladies and gentlemen; 好幾位 a good many persons; 第一位 number one person, also (gram.) first person; 第三位 third person; 三位一體 the Trinity. | |||||
| V.t. | (AC) to take its place: 天地位焉 things in the universe take their proper places; 位（於）東南 situated in southeast. | |||||
| Words | 1. 位分 [wei4fen0], n., proper status. 2. 位號 [wei4hao4], n., seat numbering; (AC) official title. 3. 位置 [wei4zhi4] ([wei4zhi0]), (1) n., (a) situation, position, post; (b) place: 放在甚麼位置 where did you put it? (2) v.t., to place (a person) in some post. 4. 位次 [wei4ci4], n., order of seating. 5. 位子 [wei4zi0], n., a seat, a post. 6. 位望 [wei4wang4], n., social status and prestige. | |||||