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方位
fāngwèi
1. direction
2. points of the compass
3. bearing
4. position
5. azimuth
HSK 6 Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown

方
fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
HSK 3 4 丶
位
wèi
seat, throne; rank, status; position, location
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (4)

全方位
quánfāngwèi
all around
多方位
duōfāngwèi
many-sided
方位角
fāngwèijiǎo
azimuth
方位词
fāngwèicí
noun of locality (linguistics)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
5,769 of 84,292