纬

緯
wěi
#2,691 most
frequent character
latitude, woof (horizontal thread in weaving)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

纬 pairs 纟 silk threads with 韦 wéi, which supplies the sound. It first meant the crosswise threads in cloth, then grew to woof or weft, and later to latitude.

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Homophones

伟wěi
big, large, great
伪wěi
false, fake, forged, bogus
委wěi
to entrust, to cast aside
尾wěi
tail, remainder, remnant, extremity
唯wěi
yes

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