wèi

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Source form: 魏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tower over a palace gateway (old)
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Original source entry:

魏 魏 [wei4] /tower over a palace gateway (old)/

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Wèi

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Source form: 魏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
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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.

Source record: cd-c5f2b3e1f7396ac3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

魏 魏 [Wei4] /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[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty/the Wei dynasty 221–265/Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history/

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