魏
魏
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, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han; the Wei dynasty 221-265
proper noun
Character Breakdown
Radical: 鬼 (no. 194)
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- (proper noun) 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, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
- the Wei dynasty 221-265
- Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
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Words Containing 魏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 北魏 | Běi Wèi | Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 | |
| 后魏 | Hòu Wèi | Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534 | |
| 曹魏 | Cáo Wèi | Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265 | |
| 东魏 | Dōng Wèi | Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 | |
| 西魏 | Xī Wèi | Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 | |
| 阿魏 | ā wèi | Ferula resin (used in TCM) | |
| 魏国 | Wèi guó | Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 | |
| 魏巍 | Wèi Wēi | Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 about the Korean war | |
| 魏征 | Wèi Zhēng | Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书 | |
| 魏收 | Wèi Shōu | Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书[Wei4 shu1] |
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→中甸县(Zhōng diàn xiàn)— Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
→九鼎(Jiǔ Dǐng)— the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
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