The story of 緯

horizontal, latitude

緯 is composed of 糸(silk) and 韋 (soft leather). 糸 is the picture of a coil, means weaving and lines. 韋 depicts two feet walking around an enclosure, one foot is pointing left while another foot is pointing right, so 緯 means horizontal thread in weaving.

Vocabulary of 緯

  • 經緯 (longitude and latitude)
  • 北緯 (latitude north)

Classification

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