a seat; a place; a position (座位,位置); rank; status (地位,职位); a digit place in numbers (个位,百位); a polite measure word for people (各位,几位客人)
位 is a place or a polite person-count: 座位 'seat', 位置 'position', 各位 'everyone'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意，从亻、从立 — a person standing in place.
WHOLE CHARACTER
a seat; a place; a position (座位,位置); rank; status (地位,职位); a digit place in numbers (个位,百位); a polite measure word for people (各位,几位客人)
位 is a place or a polite person-count: 座位 'seat', 位置 'position', 各位 'everyone'.
ZDIC: 会意，从亻、从立 — a person standing in place.
MEANING: THE PERSON SIDE (ZDIC 从亻)
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 位: meaning: the person side (ZDIC 从亻) The standing-person radical.
THE STANDING PIECE (ZDIC 从立)
to stand; to establish
A standalone character; the standing piece in 站.
In 位: the standing piece (ZDIC 从立) A person standing marks a spot: seat, post, position.
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