Wèi
魏 (Wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty”.
Meanings
- 1surname Wei
- 2name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
- 3Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
- 4the Wei dynasty 221–265
- 5Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
Related words
魏tower over a palace gateway (old)魏玛Weimar, Germany围魏救赵lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)阿育魏实seed of ajwain阿魏Ferula resin (used in TCM)东魏Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏北魏Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑后魏Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534拓跋魏Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)曹魏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汉末魏初late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)西魏Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏