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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