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Wei.

A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/weɪ/
  1. A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

  2. An ancient Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty

    historical
  3. Liang, the realm of the earlier march after its elevation to a kingdom

    historical
  4. A kingdom during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Mandarin Chinese 魏 (Wèi).

name/weɪ/
  1. An ancient Chinese duchy during the Zhou dynasty

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Mandarin Chinese 衞 /卫 (Wèi).

name/weɪ/
  1. A river in China, a tributary of the Yellow River.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.