Yòng jīngwěidù kěyǐ zhǎodào dìqiú shàng rènhé yí ge dìfang.
You can locate any place on Earth using longitude and latitude.
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How 经纬 is built
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经jīngclassics
经 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSilk 纟: the threads that run lengthwise on a loom. From there, to pass through.
纬wěilatitude
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
韦tanned leather · wéiSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 韦 (wéi) hints at the sound. Compare it with wěi.
How to write 经纬
经 8 strokes · 纬 7 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 经纬 (jīngwěi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
经纬 (jīngwěi) means “longitude and latitude” or “warp and weft”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngwěi: jīng with a 1st tone, then wěi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 经纬 is written 經緯. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 经纬 from the suggestions. Typing jingwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
经纬 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
经jīng1st tone, high and level
纬wěi3rd tone, dipping
