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