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字HANZI DESK

魏

wèi

wèi

  1. name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  2. Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
  3. the Wei dynasty 221–265
  4. Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
  5. tower over a palace gateway (old)
  6. surname Wei

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

魏

Meaning
kingdom of Wei; surname
Radical
鬼
Strokes
17
Components
⿰委鬼
Cangjie
HVHI
Four-corner
2641.3

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