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


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


喂 wèi	喂 \| 喂* \| *喂	to feed	餵 HSK 2


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


喂 wèi	喂 \| 喂* \| *喂	variant of 餵｜喂	餧 HSK 2


为 wéi	为 \| 为* \| *为	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)	為 HSK 3


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


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


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


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


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


鲔 wěi	鲔 \| 鲔* \| *鲔	little tuna / Euthynnus alletteratus	鮪


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


煟 wèi	煟 \| 煟* \| *煟	radiance of fire


三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三国演义 \| 三国演义* \| *三国演义	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	三國演義


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


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]


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


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


张揖 Zhāng Yī	张揖 \| 张揖* \| *张揖	Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓｜稚让, named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅｜广雅 and several lost works	張揖


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


隗 Wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	surname Wei


隗 wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	eminent / lofty


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


椳 wēi	椳 \| 椳* \| *椳	the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns


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


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


维 Wéi	维 \| 维* \| *维	abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾｜维吾尔 / surname Wei	維


维 wéi	维 \| 维* \| *维	to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素｜维生素)	維


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


魏忠贤 Wèi Zhōngxián	魏忠贤 \| 魏忠贤* \| *魏忠贤	Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming	魏忠賢


围 Wéi	围 \| 围* \| *围	surname Wei	圍


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


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


韦 Wéi	韦 \| 韦* \| *韦	surname Wei	韋


韦 wéi	韦 \| 韦* \| *韦	soft leather	韋


沣 fēng	沣 \| 沣* \| *沣	rainy / place name in Shaanxi / Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西｜陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水	灃


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


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


危 Wēi	危 \| 危* \| *危	surname Wei


危 wēi	危 \| 危* \| *危	danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]


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


畏 wèi	畏 \| 畏* \| *畏	to fear


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


苇 wěi	苇 \| 苇* \| *苇	reed / rush / Phragmites communis	葦


唯 wěi	唯 \| 唯* \| *唯	yes


骫 wěi	骫 \| 骫* \| *骫	be bent / crooked (of bones)


武定 Wǔdìng	武定 \| 武定* \| *武定	Wuding reign name (543–550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏｜东魏 / see 武定縣｜武定县


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


卫国 Wèiguó	卫国 \| 卫国* \| *卫国	state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou	衛國


玮 wěi	玮 \| 玮* \| *玮	(reddish jade) / precious / rare	瑋


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)


圩 wéi	圩 \| 圩* \| *圩	dike


惟 wéi	惟 \| 惟* \| *惟	-ism / only


帷 wéi	帷 \| 帷* \| *帷	curtain / screen


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


长乐公主 Chánglè Gōngzhǔ	长乐公主 \| 长乐公主* \| *长乐公主	Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門｜土门	長樂公主


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


燰 wēi	燰 \| 燰* \| *燰	old variant of 煨


违 wéi	违 \| 违* \| *违	to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against	違


魏县 Wèixiàn	魏县 \| 魏县* \| *魏县	Wei county in Handan 邯鄲｜邯郸, Hebei	魏縣


长乐 Chánglè	长乐 \| 长乐* \| *长乐	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	長樂


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


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


囗 wéi	囗 \| 囗* \| *囗	enclosure


桅 wéi	桅 \| 桅* \| *桅	mast


鍏 wéi	鍏 \| 鍏* \| *鍏	spade


煨 wēi	煨 \| 煨* \| *煨	to simmer / to roast in ashes


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


洧 wěi	洧 \| 洧* \| *洧	name of a river


晋州 Jìnzhōu	晋州 \| 晋州* \| *晋州	see 晉州市｜晋州市 / Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty in 528, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市｜临汾市 in Shanxi	晉州


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


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


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


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


尉 Wèi	尉 \| 尉* \| *尉	surname Wei


尉 wèi	尉 \| 尉* \| *尉	military officer


魏晋 Wèi Jìn	魏晋 \| 魏晋* \| *魏晋	Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties	魏晉


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


葳 wēi	葳 \| 葳* \| *葳	luxuriant


潍 wéi	潍 \| 潍* \| *潍	name of a river	濰


偎 wēi	偎 \| 偎* \| *偎	to cuddle


北魏 Běi Wèi	北魏 \| 北魏* \| *北魏	Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑｜鲜卑


隈 wēi	隈 \| 隈* \| *隈	bay / cove


卫霍 Wèi Huò	卫霍 \| 卫霍* \| *卫霍	abbr. for generals Wei Qing 衛青｜卫青 and Huo Qubing 霍去病 of Western Han 西漢｜西汉, famous for their success in quelling the Xiongnu barbarian invaders	衛霍


涠 wéi	涠 \| 涠* \| *涠	still water	潿


娓 wěi	娓 \| 娓* \| *娓	used in 娓娓


猬 wèi	猬 \| 猬* \| *猬	(bound form) hedgehog	蝟


威县 Wēixiàn	威县 \| 威县* \| *威县	Wei county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei	威縣


闱 wéi	闱 \| 闱* \| *闱	door to women's room / gate to palace	闈


艉 wěi	艉 \| 艉* \| *艉	aft


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


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


东魏 Dōng Wèi	东魏 \| 东魏* \| *东魏	Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏	東魏


暗渡陈仓 àndù Chéncāng	暗渡陈仓 \| 暗渡陈仓* \| *暗渡陈仓	lit. 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	暗渡陳倉

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