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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
為 wèi	為 \| 為* \| *為	because of / for / to	为 HSK 2


為 wéi	為 \| 為* \| *為	as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)	为 HSK 3


位 wèi	位 \| 位* \| *位	position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential	HSK 2


喂 wèi	喂 \| 喂* \| *喂	hey / to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)	HSK 2


餵 wèi	餵 \| 餵* \| *餵	to feed	喂 HSK 2


唯 wéi	唯 \| 唯* \| *唯	only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義｜主义 or 論｜论, e.g. 唯理論｜唯理论, rationalism)	HSK 7-9


未 wèi	未 \| 未* \| *未	not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	HSK 7-9


圍 wéi	圍 \| 圍* \| *圍	to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)	围 HSK 3


唯 wěi	唯 \| 唯* \| *唯	yes


衛 Wèi	衛 \| 衛* \| *衛	surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces	卫


衛 wèi	衛 \| 衛* \| *衛	to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生｜卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間｜卫生间, toilet	卫


微 Wēi	微 \| 微* \| *微	surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]


微 wēi	微 \| 微* \| *微	tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]


三國演義 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三國演義 \| 三國演義* \| *三國演義	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中｜罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備｜刘备 Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei 魏 as villains	三国演义


威 wēi	威 \| 威* \| *威	power / might / prestige


萎 wěi	萎 \| 萎* \| *萎	to wither / to drop / to decline / spiritless / Taiwan pr. [wei1]


曹操 Cáo Cāo	曹操 \| 曹操* \| *曹操	Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕 / the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义


尾 wěi	尾 \| 尾* \| *尾	tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish


惟 wéi	惟 \| 惟* \| *惟	-ism / only


胃 wèi	胃 \| 胃* \| *胃	stomach / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


畏 wèi	畏 \| 畏* \| *畏	to fear


蔚 wèi	蔚 \| 蔚* \| *蔚	Artemisia japonica / luxuriant / resplendent / impressive


徐渭 Xú Wèi	徐渭 \| 徐渭* \| *徐渭	Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author


玄學 xuánxué	玄學 \| 玄學* \| *玄學	Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學｜形而上学)	玄学


爲 wèi	爲 \| 爲* \| *爲	variant of 為｜为	为 HSK 2


汪精衛 Wāng Jīngwèi	汪精衛 \| 汪精衛* \| *汪精衛	Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator	汪精卫


王維 Wáng Wéi	王維 \| 王維* \| *王維	Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet	王维


大梁 Dàliáng	大梁 \| 大梁* \| *大梁	capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states / CL: 根


爲 wéi	爲 \| 爲* \| *爲	variant of 為｜为	为 HSK 3


威縣 Wēi Xiàn	威縣 \| 威縣* \| *威縣	Wei County or Weixian, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市｜邢台市, Hebei	威县


師夷長技以制夷 shīyíchángjìyǐzhìyí	師夷…制夷 \| 師夷…制夷* \| *師夷…制夷	"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源	师夷长技以制夷


北邙 Běi Máng	北邙 \| 北邙* \| *北邙	Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs


每逢佳節倍思親 měiféngjiājiébèisīqīn	每逢…思親 \| 每逢…思親* \| *每逢…思親	doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維｜王维)	每逢佳节倍思亲


噲 wèi	噲 \| 噲* \| *噲	(interjection) hey	哙


委 Wěi	委 \| 委* \| *委	surname Wei


委 wēi	委 \| 委* \| *委	used in 委蛇


委 wěi	委 \| 委* \| *委	to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly


尉 Wèi	尉 \| 尉* \| *尉	surname Wei


尉 wèi	尉 \| 尉* \| *尉	military officer


磑 wéi	磑 \| 磑* \| *磑	used in 磑磑｜硙硙	硙


磑 wèi	磑 \| 磑* \| *磑	(literary) grindstone / (literary) to mill	硙


隗 Wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	surname Wei


隗 wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	eminent / lofty


夷門 Yímén	夷門 \| 夷門* \| *夷門	the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states	夷门


獨在異鄉為異客 dúzàiyìxiāngwéiyìkè	獨在…異客 \| 獨在…異客* \| *獨在…異客	a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維｜王维)	独在异乡为异客


鍾繇 Zhōng Yáo	鍾繇 \| 鍾繇* \| *鍾繇	Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書｜楷书	钟繇


十六國春秋 Shíliùguó Chūnqiū	十六國春秋 \| 十六國春秋* \| *十六國春秋	history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻｜崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls	十六国春秋


司馬昭 Sīmǎ Zhāo	司馬昭 \| 司馬昭* \| *司馬昭	Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏	司马昭


士族 shìzú	士族 \| 士族* \| *士族	land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝｜魏晋南北朝


崴 wēi	崴 \| 崴* \| *崴	high, lofty / precipitous


拓拔 Tuòbá	拓拔 \| 拓拔* \| *拓拔	branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑｜鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓跋


暐 wěi	暐 \| 暐* \| *暐	the bright shining of the sun	𬀩


謂 Wèi	謂 \| 謂* \| *謂	surname Wei	谓


謂 wèi	謂 \| 謂* \| *謂	to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense	谓


邙山 Mángshān	邙山 \| 邙山* \| *邙山	Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs


魏 Wèi	魏 \| 魏* \| *魏	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, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221–265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history


魏 wèi	魏 \| 魏* \| *魏	tower over a palace gateway (old)


娓 wěi	娓 \| 娓* \| *娓	used in 娓娓


明修棧道，暗渡陳倉 míngxiūzhàndào, 'àndù Chéncāng	明修…陳倉 \| 明修…陳倉* \| *明修…陳倉	lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	明修栈道，暗渡陈仓


桅 wéi	桅 \| 桅* \| *桅	mast


韋應物 Wéi Yìngwù	韋應物 \| 韋應物* \| *韋應物	Wei Yingwu (c. 737 – c. 792), Tang dynasty poet	韦应物


魏源 Wèi Yuán	魏源 \| 魏源* \| *魏源	Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar


峞 wéi	峞 \| 峞* \| *峞	high and uneven


桑間濮上 Sāngjiān Púshàng	桑間濮上 \| 桑間濮上* \| *桑間濮上	Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior / lovers' rendezvous	桑间濮上


緯 wěi	緯 \| 緯* \| *緯	latitude / woof (horizontal thread in weaving) / weft	纬


涇渭分明 Jīng Wèifēnmíng	涇渭分明 \| 涇渭分明* \| *涇渭分明	as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) / to be entirely different	泾渭分明


長樂 Chánglè	長樂 \| 長樂* \| *長樂	see 長樂區｜长乐区 / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門｜土门	长乐


洛河 Luòhé	洛河 \| 洛河* \| *洛河	name of several rivers / North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河 in Shaanxi


魏文帝 Wèi Wéndì	魏文帝 \| 魏文帝* \| *魏文帝	Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226


曹魏 Cáo Wèi	曹魏 \| 曹魏* \| *曹魏	Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265


痿 wěi	痿 \| 痿* \| *痿	atrophy


薇 wēi	薇 \| 薇* \| *薇	Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2]


喂 wéi	喂 \| 喂* \| *喂	hello (when answering the phone)


漢末魏初 Hànmò Wèichū	漢末魏初 \| 漢末魏初* \| *漢末魏初	late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)	汉末魏初


魏國 Wèiguó	魏國 \| 魏國* \| *魏國	Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄｜战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms	魏国


文彙報 Wénhuì Bào	文彙報 \| 文彙報* \| *文彙報	Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)	文汇报


煒 wěi	煒 \| 煒* \| *煒	glowing / bright / brilliant	炜


趙薇 Zhào Wēi	趙薇 \| 趙薇* \| *趙薇	Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star	赵薇


隋書 Suíshū	隋書 \| 隋書* \| *隋書	History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵｜魏征 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls	隋书


魏晉南北朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo	魏晉南北朝 \| 魏晉南北朝* \| *魏晉南北朝	Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui	魏晋南北朝


味 wèi	味 \| 味* \| *味	taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription


巍 wēi	巍 \| 巍* \| *巍	lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]


拓跋魏 Tuòbá Wèi	拓跋魏 \| 拓跋魏* \| *拓跋魏	Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)


渭河 Wèi Hé	渭河 \| 渭河* \| *渭河	Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原｜关中平原


田文 Tiánwén	田文 \| 田文* \| *田文	birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)


曹丕 Cáo Pī	曹丕 \| 曹丕* \| *曹丕	Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher


猥 wěi	猥 \| 猥* \| *猥	humble / rustic / plentiful


逶 wēi	逶 \| 逶* \| *逶	used in 逶迤


魏伯陽 Wèi Bóyáng	魏伯陽 \| 魏伯陽* \| *魏伯陽	Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist	魏伯阳


圍 Wéi	圍 \| 圍* \| *圍	surname Wei	围


渭 Wèi	渭 \| 渭* \| *渭	the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原｜关中平原


慰 wèi	慰 \| 慰* \| *慰	to comfort / to console / to reassure


韙 wěi	韙 \| 韙* \| *韙	correct / right	韪


偽 wěi	偽 \| 偽* \| *偽	false / fake / forged / bogus / (prefix) pseudo- / Taiwan pr. [wei4]	伪


後魏 Hòu Wèi	後魏 \| 後魏* \| *後魏	Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534	后魏


渭水 Wèi Shuǐ	渭水 \| 渭水* \| *渭水	Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原｜关中平原


偉 wěi	偉 \| 偉* \| *偉	big / large / great	伟


孟嘗君 Mèngchángjūn	孟嘗君 \| 孟嘗君* \| *孟嘗君	Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)	孟尝君


廣雅 Guǎngyǎ	廣雅 \| 廣雅* \| *廣雅	earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅｜尔雅, 18150 entries	广雅


李靖 Lǐ Jìng	李靖 \| 李靖* \| *李靖	Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對｜唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书

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