wèi wéi wēi

surname Wei; the Wei dynasty 221-265

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Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 1648th character
Radical ⿁ (194.8)
Strokes 17
Index # 3416

Definitions

魏 wèi
  1. 1. surname Wei
  2. 2. the Wei dynasty 221-265
  3. 3. Wei state, founded by Cao Cao cáo cāo, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
  4. 4. name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  5. 5. Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
  6. 6. tower over a palace gateway (old)

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Words containing 魏

Word Meaning
Weimar
Northern Wei dynasty in China
save ally by attacking enemy's base
attack enemy’s base to save an ally
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
Cao Wei, kingdom in Three Kingdoms era
Eastern Wei dynasty of North China
Eastern Wei dynasty in North China
late Han, early Wei period, about 200 CE
late Han, early Wei period in China
Western Wei dynasty (535–557)
seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
Ferula resin (used in TCM); Resina Ferulae
Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
Wei state; the Wei kingdom in Three Kingdoms
Wei State or Cao Wei cáo wèi (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East dōng fāng about the Korean war
Wei Zheng, famous Tang dynasty official
Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty suí shū
Wedemeyer (name)
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