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
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 魏 | |
| 2nd round simp. | ⿰委乚 | |
Glyph origin
| 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 |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, 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
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai6
- Gan (Wiktionary): ui5
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): ngôi
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gui5
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ngue
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
- Wade–Giles: wei4
- Yale: wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ngai6
- Yale: ngaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngai6
- Guangdong Romanization: ngei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: ui5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui¹¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngui
- Hakka Romanization System: ngui
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngui4
- Sinological IPA: /ŋu̯i⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngui˖
- Sinological IPA: /ŋui³³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngôi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋui²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gui5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kui²¹/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Southern Min
Note: ngui7 - Chaoyang.
- Middle Chinese: ngjw+jH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-qʰuj-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋɡuls/
Definitions
魏
- (obsolete) palace watchtower
- (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
Synonyms
See also
Compounds
- 不知有漢，何論魏晉 / 不知有汉，何论魏晋 (bùzhī yǒu Hàn, hé lùn Wèi Jìn)
- 丙魏
- 冉魏 (Rǎnwèi)
- 北魏 (Běiwèi)
- 圍魏救趙 / 围魏救赵 (wéiwèijiùzhào)
- 姚黃魏紫 / 姚黄魏紫 (Yáohuáng Wèizǐ)
- 後魏 / 后魏
- 心在魏闕 / 心在魏阙
- 心存魏闕 / 心存魏阙
- 心瞻魏闕 / 心瞻魏阙
- 心馳魏闕 / 心驰魏阙
- 曹魏 (Cáo Wèi)
- 東魏 / 东魏 (Dōngwèi)
- 漢魏風骨 / 汉魏风骨
- 熟魏生張 / 熟魏生张
- 生張熟魏 / 生张熟魏
- 西魏 (Xīwèi)
- 阿魏
- 阿魏化痞膏 (āwèi huàpǐ gāo)
- 魏大 (Wèidà)
- 魏孝文帝
- 魏恩海姆 (Wèi'ēnhǎimǔ)
- 魏文侯
- 魏文帝
- 魏晉 / 魏晋 (Wèi-Jìn)
- 魏晉南北朝 / 魏晋南北朝 (Wèi-Jìn Nán-Běi Cháo)
- 魏晉風度 / 魏晋风度 (wèijìnfēngdù)
- 魏書 / 魏书
- 魏李 (Wèilǐ)
- 魏河 (Wèihé)
- 魏然
- 魏瑪共和國 / 魏玛共和国 (Wèimǎ Gònghéguó)
- 魏碑 (wèibēi)
- 魏紫姚黃 / 魏紫姚黄
- 魏蜀吳 / 魏蜀吴 (Wèi-Shǔ-Wú)
- 魏道武帝
- 魏闕 / 魏阙
- 魏顆結草 / 魏颗结草
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
- Wade–Giles: wei2
- Yale: wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wei
- Wade–Giles: wei1
- Yale: wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ngai4
- Yale: ngàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngai4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
魏
Japanese
Kanji
魏
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
Proper noun
- Wei kingdom in China
Korean
Hanja
魏 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)
Compounds
- 동위(東魏) (dong'wi)
- 북위(北魏) (bugwi)
- 서위(西魏) (seowi)
- 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
References
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