View source for 緯

{{also|纬}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=120|rad=糸|as=09|asj=10|sn=15|snj=16|four=24956|canj=VFDMQ|ids=⿰糹韋}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0931.260|dkj=27682|dj=1370.100|hdz=53432.060|uh=7DEF|ud=32239|bh=BD6E|bd=48494}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=纬}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|ls=psc|糸|韋|t1=thread|c1=s|c2=p}}. In earlier forms of {{lang|zh|韋}}, the components above and below {{lang|zh|囗}} were feet, each facing in opposite lateral directions (left and right).
(In this way, {{lang|zh|韋}} is also a semantic element representing horizontality.)

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=wěi
|m-s=
|c=wai6,wai5
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=vî
|j=
|md=
|mn=qz,twv,xm,zz:úi/tw,xm:ūi/twv:hūi
|mn-t=ui2
|w=
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[weft]]; [[woof]] {{gl|horizontal thread in a woven fabric}}
#: {{cot|zh|經}}
#* {{zh-x|凡 地形，東西 為 緯，南北 為 經，……。|In the [fabric of] the earth’s shape, east and west are the '''weft / woof'''; north and south are the warp; [...].|ref=Huainanzi}}
# {{lb|zh|geography}} [[latitude]]
#: {{cot|zh|經}}
# {{†}} [[planet]]
# {{†}} to [[weave]]; to [[wrap]]
# {{zh-short|緯書|Confucian occult}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|七緯|中緯度|低緯度|六緯|北緯|南緯|圖緯|嫠不恤緯|嫠緯之憂|文經武緯|沒了經緯|沒經緯|絡緯|經天緯地|經文緯武|經武緯文|經緯|經緯儀|經緯天下|經緯度|緯世|緯地經天|緯帽|緯度|緯書|緯武經文|緯線|緯繣|緯象|讖緯|赤緯|高緯度}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=03
|col-vs1=hdmj
|pic-shin=U7def-j.svg
|pic-vs1=U7def-kyu2.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0000182600}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=糸09}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=い<ゐ
|kanon=い<ゐ
|kun=ぬき-, よこ-, よこいと-
|nanori=つかね
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|緯%経|よこ%たて}}: [[breadth]] and [[length]]; [[woof]] and [[warp]]

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|い|yomi=on}}
{{IPAchar|/wi/}} → {{IPAchar|/i/}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=い|-}} {{ltc-l|緯}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|い|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|い|hhira=ゐ}}

# [[weft]], [[woof]]
# parallels of latitude

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|ぬき|yomi=k}}
{{ja-see|ぬき}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|よこいと|yomi=k}}
{{ja-see|よこいと}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=위|eumhun=|rv=wi|mr=wi|y=wi}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=糸09}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=vĩ, vỉa|rs=糸09}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=糸09}}