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緯

简纬 · 繁緯

Mandarin · pinyin wěi

latitude
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
weft

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纬: wěi · woof; parallels of latitude

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3 · wei3

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wai5 · wai6

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weft; woof (horizontal thread in a woven fabric)
(geography) latitude
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) planet
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weave; to wrap
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 緯書／纬书 (wěishū, “Confucian occult”)

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