魏(wèi)

HSK 7-917 strokes

surname Wei

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Character information

Pinyin
wèi
Meaning
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
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 魏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰委鬼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鬼 (ghost); 委 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

委wěi鬼guǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 魏 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 魏

Common words using 魏 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

běi北wèi魏

Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of …

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hòu后wèi魏

Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534

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cáo曹wèi魏

Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty …

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wéi围wèi魏jiù救zhào赵

lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 赵 (idiom)

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dōng东wèi魏

Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the…

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wèi魏guó国

Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄

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wèi魏zhēng征

Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of Hi…

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wèi魏jìn晋

Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties

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北后曹围救赵东国

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