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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
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


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


为 wèi	为 \| 为* \| *为	because of / for / to	為 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


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


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


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


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


唯 wěi	唯 \| 唯* \| *唯	yes


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]


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


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


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


惟 wéi	惟 \| 惟* \| *惟	-ism / only


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


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


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


魏县 Wèi Xiàn	魏县 \| 魏县* \| *魏县	Wei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市｜邯郸市, Hebei	魏縣


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


畏 wèi	畏 \| 畏* \| *畏	to fear


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


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


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


围 Wéi	围 \| 围* \| *围	surname Wei	圍


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


明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míngxiūzhàndào, 'àndù Chéncāng	明修…陈仓 \| 明修…陈仓* \| *明修…陈仓	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	明修棧道，暗渡陳倉


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


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


魏书 Wèishū	魏书 \| 魏书* \| *魏书	History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Wei Shou 魏收 in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊｜北齐, 114 scrolls	魏書


庞德 Páng Dé	庞德 \| 庞德* \| *庞德	Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽 / Pound (name) / Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator	龐德


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


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


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


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


魏国 Wèiguó	魏国 \| 魏国* \| *魏国	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	魏國


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


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


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


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


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


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


硙 wéi	硙 \| 硙* \| *硙	used in 磑磑｜硙硙	磑


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


隗 Wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	surname Wei


隗 wěi	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	eminent / lofty


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


魏征 Wèi Zhēng	魏征 \| 魏征* \| *魏征	Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書｜隋书	魏徵


紫微斗数 zǐwēidǒushù	紫微斗数 \| 紫微斗数* \| *紫微斗数	Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling	紫微斗數


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


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


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


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


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


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


李卫公 Lǐ Wèigōng	李卫公 \| 李卫公* \| *李卫公	Li Wei Gong / Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖	李衛公


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


王肃 Wáng Sù	王肃 \| 王肃* \| *王肃	Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts	王肅


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


䓕 wěi	䓕 \| 䓕* \| *䓕	(arch.) type of grass	薳


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


桅 wéi	桅 \| 桅* \| *桅	mast


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


蒋纬国 Jiǎng Wěiguó	蒋纬国 \| 蒋纬国* \| *蒋纬国	Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石｜蒋介石	蔣緯國


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


帏 wéi	帏 \| 帏* \| *帏	curtain / women's apartment / tent	幃


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


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


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)


谓 Wèi	谓 \| 谓* \| *谓	surname Wei	謂


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


韪 wěi	韪 \| 韪* \| *韪	correct / right	韙


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


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


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


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


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


潍 wéi	潍 \| 潍* \| *潍	name of a river	濰


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

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