魏
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
魏 (radical 194, 鬼+8, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹女竹山戈 (HVHUI), four-corner 26413, composition ⿰委鬼)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
魏 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin[edit]
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Etymology[edit]
- high
- Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructs OC pronunciation *ŋuih and includes 魏 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[edit]
Definitions[edit]
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.
- † high
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
魏
Readings[edit]
- 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)
Proper noun[edit]
- Wei kingdom in China
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
魏 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)
- Wei kingdom in China
Usage notes[edit]
- May also be romanized as Wie when used as surname.
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
魏 (nguỵ)
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