How is 位 pronounced?

位 is pronounced “wèi” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 位?

位 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 位?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 位 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3measure word

位

wèi

位 (wèi) means “position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

请坐这个位子。

Qǐng zuò zhège wèizi.

Please sit in this seat.

Words containing 位

部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc)单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)地位dì wèiposition; status; place 方位fāng wèidirection; points of the compass; bearing 座位zuò wèiseat 岗位gǎng wèia post; a job 各位gè wèieverybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you 位于wèi yúto be located at; to be situated at; to lie 位置wèi zhiposition; place; seat 学位xué wèiacademic degree; place in school 职位zhí wèiposition; post; job 诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs

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Frequently asked questions

What does 位 mean?: 位 (wèi) means “position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 位 pronounced?: 位 is pronounced “wèi” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 位?: 位 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 位?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 位 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27