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Wei

HSK 10
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wéi, wèi
ギ
たか.い
위
Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.
Components
鬼 ghost+ 委 committee =
魏 Wei
鬼 Meaning component
guǐ ghost
委 Phonetic component
wěi committee
appoint, send, commission
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Notes
Similar Characters
傀 gigantic塊 lump (trad/jp)嵬 rugged愧 ashamed槐 scholar tree瑰 marvelous畏 be afraid of隗 Wei魁 leader醜 ugly (trad/jp)魂 soul魃 drought demon魄 vigor魅 enchant魆 black魇 dreams (simp)魈 mischevious魉 a kind of monster (simp)魍 demons魎 a kind of monster (trad)
Chinese
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[Cáo​Cāo], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
魏 [wèi]
tower over a palace gateway (old)
Japanese
魏 ぎ 同音

noun

  1. historical Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei
  2. historical Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
魏 うぇい
Wei unclassified name
魏 ぎ
Gi surname
魏 たかし
Takashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (45)
北魏 [Běi​Wèi] #21,548
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
魏晋 [Wèi​Jìn] #24,963
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
魏晋 [Wèi​Jìn] #24,963
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
魏国 [Wèi​guó] #25,983
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
魏国 [Wèi​guó] #25,983
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
魏忠贤 [Wèi​Zhōng​xián] #32,689
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
魏忠贤 [Wèi​Zhōng​xián] #32,689
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
魏征 [Wèi​Zhēng] #36,950
Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书
魏征 [Wèi​Zhēng] #36,950
Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书
曹魏 [Cáo​Wèi] #40,128
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
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
魏志 [ぎし] #121,026
the history of Wei
巍々 [ぎぎ] #128,104
towering (mountains)
北魏 [ほくぎ] #149,458
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
曹魏 [そうぎ] #178,263
Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266)
阿魏 [あぎ] #256,420
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
魏晋南北朝時代 [ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい] #297,860
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
東魏 [とうぎ]
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)
西魏 [せいぎ]
Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)
魏志倭人伝 [ぎしわじんでん]
Wajinden (passages in Records of the Three Kingdoms describing the Wa people)