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方位 fāngwèi

方位 fāngwèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 方位 fāngwèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fāngwèi | fang1 wei4
English translation
direction
points of the compass
bearing
position
azimuth

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About 方位 fāngwèi

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Traditional form

方位 fāngwèi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 方位 fāngwèi

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Fāng

Explanation

Origin unclear. Variously explained as a pictograph of a square tool, a part of a knife, or a raft.

Positional decomposition

tóu

Number of Strokes

4
wèi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) standing () in a specific location.

Positional decomposition

亻立

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 方位 fāngwèi

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大树 Dà shù , 望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng 山脊 shān jǐ ,方位 fāngwèi běi běi Dōng piān běi .

' Tall tree, Spy - glass shoulder , bearing a point to the N . of N . N . E.

现在 xiànzài 我们 wǒmen lái 讨论 tǎolùn Jué 方位 fāngwèi duì 物理 wùlǐ 定律 dìng lǜ de 影响 yǐngxiǎng .

Now we may discuss the effects of angular orientation upon physical laws.

方位 fāngwèi Decomposition

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方位 fāngwèi Compounds

See all 183 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 方位 fāngwèi in their composition.

  • Fāng
    • fàng
    • fáng
    • páng
      • bàng , bǎng , bàng , bǎng , páng , bàng , bàng , pǎng , bàng , pāng , , páng , bàng , bàng , pǎng , bàng , páng , , , , , , bàng , bàng , , páng
    • Shī
      • shì , , , shī , , , ,
    • xuán
      • xuán , xuán , xuán , xuàn , xuàn , , ,
    • fāng
      • Fāng , ,
      • , , yān , , , , è , , , è ,
    • áo
    • yóu
    • fāng
    • jiǎo
      • , yāo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiào , , jiǎo , , , , qiào , jiǎo , , , , , qiào , jiǎo , , , ,
    • Fáng , 访 fǎng , 仿 fǎng , , fáng , fáng , fāng , lèng , fǎng , fǎng , léng , jīng , , , , fāng , guó , léng , pèi , mie , zhān , máo , pèi , fǎng , zhào , liú , shāo , fān , kuài , , fǎng , fǎng , bēng , fǎng , fāng , páng , fǎng , fáng , , kūn , , , , , , , , , ,
    • , , , , , , , , , fǎng , , fǎng , , , , ,
  • wèi
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