wěi

common
noun

Meaning of

纬 means weft thread; crosswise yarn/fabric; latitude. Pronounced wěi.

  • weft thread; crosswise yarn/fabric
  • latitude
  • apocryphal Confucian texts

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
miàn
liào
de
jīng
shā
wěi
shā
dōu
hěn
jié
shi
 

Both the warp and weft threads of this fabric are very sturdy.

Fǎng
zhī
gōng
rén
zhèng
zài
tiáo
zhěng
wěi
shā
de
 

The textile workers are adjusting the density of the weft threads.

Zhè
de
wěi
shā
yán
jīng
shā
qiǎn
 

The weft threads of this bolt of cloth are lighter in color than the warp threads.

Zhè
jiàn
chèn
shān
de
wěi
shā
cǎi
yòng
le
tán
xiān
wéi
 

The weft threads of this shirt are made of elastic fiber.

Chuán
tǒng
zhī
gōng
zhōng
 
wěi
shā
yào
chuān穿
guò
jīng
shā
xíng
chéng
miàn
 

In traditional weaving techniques, the weft thread passes through the warp threads to form the fabric surface.