经纬 jīngwěi longitude and latitude

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Traditional: 經緯

Stroke order

经纬 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

经纬 — the Chinese character for longitude and latitude (jīngwěi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 经纬 — longitude and latitude

经 — 8 strokes
纬 — 7 strokes

Senses

warp and woof
longitude and latitude
main points

Characters in 经纬

经 jīng — classics; sacred book; scripture
纬 wěi — latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

经纬 is pronounced jīngwěi and means “longitude and latitude”.

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