| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods |
| 魏 | 魏 | wèi | - tower over a palace gateway (old) |
| 北魏 | 北魏 | BěiWèi | - Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 |
| 后魏 | 後魏 | HòuWèi | - Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534 |
| 曹魏 | 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 | 東魏 | DōngWèi | - Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 |
| 西魏 | 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 | 阿魏 | āwèi | - Ferula resin (used in TCM) - Resina Ferulae |
| 魏国 | 魏國 | Wèiguó | - Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 - Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms |
| 魏巍 | 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 | 魏徵 | 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 | 魏收 | WèiShōu | - 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] |
| 魏晋 | 魏晉 | WèiJìn | - Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties |
| 魏书 | 魏書 | Wèishū | - History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls |
| 魏源 | 魏源 | WèiYuán | - Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar |
| 魏玛 | 魏瑪 | Wèimǎ | - Weimar |
| 魏县 | 魏縣 | Wèixiàn | - Wei county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 魏都 | 魏都 | Wèidū | - Weidu district of Xuchang city 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan |
| 拓跋魏 | 拓跋魏 | TuòbáWèi | - Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) |
| 魏京生 | 魏京生 | WèiJīngshēng | - Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997 |
| 魏伯阳 | 魏伯陽 | WèiBóyáng | - Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist |
| 魏德迈 | 魏德邁 | Wèidémài | - Wedemeyer (name) - Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander |
| 魏忠贤 | 魏忠賢 | WèiZhōngxián | - Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming |
| 魏文帝 | 魏文帝 | WèiWéndì | - Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226 |
| 魏格纳 | 魏格納 | Wèigénà | - Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift |
| 魏都区 | 魏都區 | Wèidūqū | - Weidu district of Xuchang city 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan |
| 围魏救赵 | 圍魏救趙 | wéiWèijiùZhào | - lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom) - fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers |
| 汉末魏初 | 漢末魏初 | HànmòWèichū | - late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD) |
| 阿育魏实 | 阿育魏實 | āyùwèishí | - seed of ajwain - Semen Trachyspermi coptici |
| 魏晋南北朝 | 魏晉南北朝 | WèiJìnNánBěiCháo | - Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties - generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui |
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