TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
位
位 ＝ 亻 ＋ 立
ㄨㄟˋ · wèi
noun — position, place, seat; measure word for people (polite)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) standing (立) where he belongs — at court each rank stood at its marked spot, and that spot is 位. From the spot: 位子、座位; the spot one holds in the world, 地位; counted with respect, people come one 位 at a time.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鐘響，他（亻）穿過廊下，走到柱邊那一格站定（立）——他的位。
The bell sounds; he (亻) crosses the colonnade to his square by the pillar and stands (立) — his place.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)朝位— one's standing place in the ranks at court
→位子、座位— seat, place常用
→地位、職位— standing, post
→一位— the polite measure for people
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension