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魏

Wei4
#1,646 most
frequent character
surname Wei

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

魏 is unusual: both 委 wěi and 鬼 guǐ act as sound parts. It first meant tall or high. The dynasty name was borrowed later only for the sound, not from the parts.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

魏wèi
tower over a palace gateway (old)

Homophones

谓Wei4
surname Wei
卫Wei4
surname Wei