Wèi
noun #17,573

Meanings

  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 Wei (vassal state of the Zhou dynasty)
  3. 3 Wei (one of the Three Kingdoms, founded by Cao Cao)

Examples

Sānguó shíqī de Wèiguó shì zuì qiángdà de.
The state of Wei was the most powerful during the Three Kingdoms period.
Wèi xiānsheng shì wǒmen de xīn tóngshì.
Mr. Wei is our new colleague.

Tips

history
The Wei kingdom (220-265 AD) was one of the Three Kingdoms, founded by Cao Cao and formally established by his son Cao Pi. It controlled northern China and was the strongest of the three states ().

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