Entry
  1. Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties; generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui

    trad. 魏晉南北朝

Also written 魏晉南北朝【Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo】

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surname Wei, name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States, Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty, the Wei dynasty 221–265, Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history

Pinyin
Wèi
Strokes
17
Frequency
6677 of 2500
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surname Jin, the Jin Dynasties (265–420), Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946), short name for Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1]

Pinyin
Jìn
Traditional
Strokes
10
Frequency
30595 of 2500