魏
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Translingual
Han character
魏 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+8, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹女竹山戈 (HVHUI), four-corner 26413, composition ⿰委鬼)
Derived characters
- 𨇷, 巍, 蘶, 𡿁, 犩, 𦓌, 𧕞, 䭳
References
- KangXi: page 1462, character 40
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45872
- Dae Jaweon: page 1996, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4434, character 10
- Unihan data for U+9B4F
Chinese
trad. | 魏 | |
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simp. # | 魏 | |
2nd round simp. | ⿰委乚 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (鬼) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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謉 | *tkuːlʔ, *krul |
瑰 | *kuːl, *ɡuːl |
傀 | *kuːl, *kʰuːlʔ |
藱 | *kuːl |
魁 | *kʰuːl |
磈 | *kʰuːlʔ, *qulʔ |
塊 | *kʰuːls, *kʰruːds |
嵬 | *ŋɡuːl, *ŋɡuːlʔ |
隗 | *ŋɡuːlʔ |
槐 | *ɡuːl, *ɡruːl |
瘣 | *ɡuːlʔ |
廆 | *ɡuːlʔ |
溾 | *ɡuːlʔ, *qruːl |
螝 | *ɡuːls, *krul |
褢 | *ɡruːl |
騩 | *krul, *kruls, *kul |
愧 | *kruls |
媿 | *kruls |
聭 | *kruls |
餽 | *ɡruls |
鬼 | *kulʔ |
魏 | *ŋɡuls |
巍 | *ŋul |
犩 | *ŋul, *ŋuls |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋɡuls) : phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ) + phonetic 鬼 (OC *kulʔ).
Etymology
- high
- Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructs OC pronunciation *ŋuih and includes 魏 (OC *ŋɡuls) as well as 巍 (OC *ŋui) in one set, which may be the vocalic variant of 危 (OC *ŋoi).
- name of Zhou's vassal state
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
魏
- (historical) (~國) State of Wei during the Warring States period
- (historical) (~國) Cao Wei, one of the three major states in the Three Kingdoms period
- (historical) (~朝) any of the dynasties of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei or Western Wei
- a surname
- 魏徵/魏征 ― Wèi Zhēng ― Wei Zheng (Tang dynasty politician)
- † high; tall
- † palace watchtower
Synonyms
- 梁 (liáng)
- 梁國/梁国 (Liángguó)
- 魏國/魏国 (Wèiguó)
See also
Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history | |||||
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Name | Time period | Divisions | |||
Xia 夏 (~朝, ~代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | ||||
Shang 商 (~朝, ~代) 殷 (~朝, ~代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | ||||
Zhou 周 (~朝, ~代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |||
Eastern Zhou 東周/东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 | ||||
Warring States period 戰國/战国 | |||||
Qin 秦 (~朝, ~代) | 221 – 206 BCE | ||||
Han 漢/汉 (~朝, ~代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢/西汉 | |||
Xin 新 (~朝) | |||||
Eastern Han 東漢/东汉 | |||||
Three Kingdoms 三國/三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | |||
Shu Han 蜀漢/蜀汉 | |||||
Wu 吳/吴 | |||||
Jin 晉/晋 (~朝, ~代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉/西晋 | |||
Eastern Jin 東晉/东晋 | |||||
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 | ||
Western Wei 西魏 | |||||
Eastern Wei 東魏/东魏 | |||||
Northern Zhou 北周 | |||||
Northern Qi 北齊/北齐 | |||||
Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋/刘宋 | ||||
Southern Qi 南齊/南齐 | |||||
Liang 梁 (~朝, ~代) | |||||
Chen 陳/陈 (~朝, ~代) | |||||
Sui 隋 (~朝, ~代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | ||||
Tang 唐 (~朝, ~代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | ||||
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國/五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | ||||
Liao 遼/辽 (~朝, ~代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | ||||
Song 宋 (~朝, ~代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | |||
Southern Song 南宋 | |||||
Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | ||||
Jin 金 (~朝, ~代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | ||||
Western Liao 西遼/西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | ||||
Yuan 元 (~朝, ~代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | ||||
Ming 明 (~朝, ~代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | ||||
Qing 清 (~朝, ~代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | ||||
Republic of China 民國/民国 | 1912 C.E. – present | ||||
People's Republic of China 人民共和國/人民共和国 | 1949 C.E. – present |
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
魏
- † standing alone
- Alternative form of 巍 (wéi, “towering”).
Japanese
Kanji
魏
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- high
- large
Readings
- Go-on: げ (ge)←げ (ge, historical)←ぐゑ (gwe, ancient)
- Kan-on: ぎ (gi)←ぎ (gi, historical)←ぐゐ (gwi, ancient)
- On: がい (gai)←ぐわい (gwai, historical)
- Kun: たかい (takai, 魏い)
- Nanori: たかし (takashi)
Compounds
Compounds
- 阿魏 (agi)
- 魏魏 (gigi)
- 魏晋南北朝 (gishinnanbokuchō)
- 西魏 (Seigi)
- 曹魏 (Sōgi)
- 東魏 (Tōgi)
- 北魏 (Hokugi)
Proper noun
魏 • (Gi)
- Wei kingdom in China
Korean
Hanja
魏 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)
- Hanja form? of 위 (“Wei kingdom in China”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 북위 (北魏, bugwi)
- 서위 (西魏, seowi)
- 동위 (東魏, dong'wi)
- 아위 (阿魏, awi)
- 조위 (曹魏, jowi)
Usage notes
- May also be romanized as Wie when used as surname.
Vietnamese
Han character
魏: Hán Việt readings: nguy, ngụy/nguỵ
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Compounds
- 北魏 (Bắc Ngụy/Bắc Nguỵ)
References
- Nom Foundation