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魏书

Wèi shūdictionary entry
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History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wèi Shōu] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Běi Qí], 114 scrolls
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

魏書 魏书 [Wei4 shu1] /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/

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Other forms in these source records: 魏書

  • 魏
    wèi

    tower over a palace gateway (old)

    Wèi

    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[Cáo Cāo], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221–265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history

  • 书
    shū

    book / letter / document / CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù] / to write

    Shū

    abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]

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