wèi

kingdom of Wei

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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鬼 meaning component

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guǐ

  

ghost

委 sound component

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wěiwēi

  

bent, winding

Definitions

 

wèi

kingdom of Wei; surname; tower over a palace gateway (old)

 

Wèi

surname Wei; name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cáo​Cāo], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

Most common words with 魏
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Meaning

surname Wei

北魏

Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑

魏晋

Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties

魏国

Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms

魏忠贤

Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming

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