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魏
wèi
1. tower over a palace gateway (old)
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 18 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

魏
wèi
the kingdom of Wei; surname
17 丶

Compound Words (20)

北魏
BěiWèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba [[拓跋]] branch of Xianbei [[鮮卑|鲜卑]]
西魏
XīWèi
Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties [[北魏]]
阿魏
āwèi
Ferula resin (used in TCM)
魏国
Wèiguó
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
WèiWēi
Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East [[東方|东方]] about the Korean war
魏征
WèiZhēng
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
WèiShōu
Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi [[北齊|北齐<BěiQí>]], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties [[魏書|魏书<Wèishū>]]
魏晋
WèiJìn
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
魏书
Wèishū
History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled by Wei Shou [[魏收<WèiShōu>]] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty [[北齊|北齐<BěiQí>]], 114 scrolls
魏源
WèiYuán
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
魏玛
Wèimǎ
Weimar
魏县
Wèixiàn
Wei county in Handan [[邯鄲|邯郸<Hándān>]], Hebei
魏都
Wèidū
Weidu district of Xuchang city [[許昌市|许昌市<Xǔchāngshì>]], Henan
后魏
HòuWèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
曹魏
CáoWèi
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
DōngWèi
Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties [[北魏]]
魏文帝
WèiWéndì
Cao Pi [[曹丕]], emperor of Wei 220-226
魏格纳
Wèigénà
Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift
拓跋魏
TuòbáWèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
魏忠贤
WèiZhōngxián
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming

Alternate Entries

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 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

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Category
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Character Frequency Rank
1,647
Word Frequency Rank
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