位 wèi position; stand; place; 'of' (people)
Made up of [亻 rén Person (radical) radical 9, 立 lì stand; rise radical 117]This measure word can be used with these nouns: 人 rén (person)
Similar looking characters : 拉 lā (to pull)
Made with 7 strokes.
Comprises of a 'person' and 'stand' and so gives idea of a 'place' or 'position'. Also used as the measure word for numbers of people.
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 亻 rén component: 俩 bǐng (both) 倡 chàng (to initiate) 代 dài (replace) 但 dàn (but) 倒 dào (fall) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 份 fèn (portion) 供 gōng (to provide) 估 gū (estimate) 何 hé (what) 候 hòu (wait) 侯 hóu (nobleman) 化 huà (to make into) 华 huá (splendid) 花 huā (flower) 健 jiàn (healthy) 两 liǎng (pair) 们 mén (s) 你 nǐ (you) 仁 rén (humane) 什 shén (what) 他 tā (he) 仙 xiān (immortal) 信 xìn (letter) 夜 yè (night) 亿 yì (100,000,000) 攸 yōu (distant) 值 zhí (value) 住 zhù (to live) 传 zhuàn (biography) 作 zuò (to do) 做 zuò (to make)
Also uses 立 lì component: 拉 lā (to pull) 亲 qīn (parent) 童 tóng (boy servant) 音 yīn (sound) 站 zhàn (station)
Sounds same
为 wèi (do) 未 wèi (not yet)Different tone
囗 wéi (proud) 维 wéi (to preserve) 尾 wěi (tail)Pronunciation
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