方位
Old HSK 6
方位 (fāngwèi) · direction
方位 (fāngwèi) means “direction; position; bearing”. It is written with 2 characters: 方 (square) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 方位 is built
The characters
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
位 wèi · measure word for people (polite)
What 位 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: The place where a person 亻 stands 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在山里很容易分不清方位。Zài shānlǐ hěn róngyì fēnbuqīng fāngwèi.It's easy to lose your sense of direction in the mountains.
请告诉我学校的具体方位。Qǐng gàosu wǒ xuéxiào de jùtǐ fāngwèi.Please tell me the exact location of the school.
Questions about 方位
What does 方位 mean?
方位 (fāngwèi) means “direction; position; bearing”.
How do you pronounce 方位?
方位 is pronounced fāngwèi.
Which HSK level is 方位?
方位 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地方dìfangplace
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 方便fāngbiànconvenient
- 方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
- 方面fāngmiànaspect
- 方向fāngxiàngdirection
- 南方nánfāngthe south
- 西方xīfāngthe West
Learn 方位 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.