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Character Decomposition
魏=委+鬼
Etymology
ghost
Meanings
tower over a palace gateway (old)
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, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
the Wei dynasty 221–265
Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
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Words with 魏 96 total
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曹魏Cáo WèiWei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei北魏Běi WèiFerula resin (used in TCM) · Resina Ferulae阿魏ā wèiEastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏东魏Dōng WèiWei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534后魏Hòu WèiWestern Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏西魏Xī WèiWei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States · Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms魏国Wèi guóWei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient about the Korean war魏巍Wèi WēiWei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty魏征Wèi ZhēngWei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi, compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties魏收Wèi ShōuWei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties魏晋Wèi JìnHistory of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Wei Shou 魏收 in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty, 114 scrolls魏书Wèi shūWei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar魏源Wèi YuánWeimar, Germany魏玛Wèi mǎWei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City, Hebei魏县Wèi Xiàn
Idioms with 魏 15 total Chain
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