卫风

衛風
Wèifēng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Airs of Wei, a section of the Airs of the States in the Book of Songs

Examples

HSK 7-9
《 Méng 》 shì 《 Shījīng · Wèifēng 》 lǐ de yì shǒu shī, jiǎng de shì yí ge bèi zhàngfu pāoqì de nǚzǐ.
'The Commoner' is a poem in the Airs of Wei of the Book of Songs, about a woman abandoned by her husband.

Tips

mistakes
卫 is the Zhou state of 卫国 in today's Henan, not 魏. The Book of Songs also has a 魏风, and both come out as 'Airs of Wei' in English, so go by the character. The ten songs of 卫风 include 《氓》 and 《木瓜》, with its 投我以木瓜,报之以琼琚 'she threw me a quince, I gave her a jade pendant in return'.

Stroke Order

卫 wèi
风 fēng