魏

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魏 U+9B4F, 魏
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9B4F
← 魎
[U+9B4E] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 魐 →
[U+9B50]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

魏 (Kangxi 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 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[edit]

trad. 魏
simp. # 魏
2nd round simp. ⿰委乚
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Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (鬼) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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[edit]

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[edit]

Note: ngui7 - Chaoyang.
Rime
Character 魏
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 魚貴切
Baxter ngjw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋujH/
Li
Rong 		/ŋiuəiH/
Wang
Li 		/ŋĭwəiH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ngai6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 魏
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wèi
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjwɨjH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*N-qʰuj-s/
English high

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 魏
Reading # 1/1
No. 4690
Phonetic
component 		鬼
Rime
group 		微
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		魏
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋɡuls/
Notes 說文段注巍省文
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Particularly: “Xiang”

Definitions[edit]

魏

  1. (historical) (～國) State of Wei during the Warring States period
  2. (historical) (～國) Cao Wei, one of the three major states in the Three Kingdoms period
  3. (historical) (～朝) any of the dynasties of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei or Western Wei
  4. a surname
    魏徵／魏征  ―  Wèi Zhēng  ―  Wei Zheng (Tang dynasty politician)
  5. † high; tall
  6. † palace watchtower

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name Time period Divisions
Xia
夏 (～朝, ～代) 		2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang
商 (～朝, ～代)
殷 (～朝, ～代) 		1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou
周 (～朝, ～代) 		1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou
西周
Eastern Zhou
東周／东周		 Spring and Autumn period
春秋
Warring States period
戰國／战国
Qin
秦 (～朝, ～代) 		221 – 206 BCE
Han
漢／汉 (～朝, ～代) 		206 BCE – 220 C.E. Western Han
西漢／西汉
Xin
新 (～朝)
Eastern Han
東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms
三國／三国 		220 – 280 C.E. Wei
魏
Shu Han
蜀漢／蜀汉
Wu
吳／吴
Jin
晉／晋 (～朝, ～代) 		265 – 420 C.E. Western Jin
西晉／西晋
Eastern Jin
東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝 		420 – 589 C.E. Northern dynasties
北朝		 Northern Wei
北魏
Western Wei
西魏
Eastern Wei
東魏／东魏
Northern Zhou
北周
Northern Qi
北齊／北齐
Southern dynasties
南朝		 Liu Song
劉宋／刘宋
Southern Qi
南齊／南齐
Liang
梁 (～朝, ～代)
Chen
陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui
隋 (～朝, ～代) 		581 – 618 C.E.
Tang
唐 (～朝, ～代) 		618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國／五代十国 		907 – 960 C.E.
Liao
遼／辽 (～朝, ～代) 		907 – 1125 C.E.
Song
宋 (～朝, ～代) 		960 – 1279 C.E. Northern Song
北宋
Southern Song
南宋
Western Xia
西夏 		1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin
金 (～朝, ～代) 		1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao
西遼／西辽 		1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan
元 (～朝, ～代) 		1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming
明 (～朝, ～代) 		1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing
清 (～朝, ～代) 		1636 – 1912 C.E.

Compounds[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 魏
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wéi
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjwɨj ›
Old
Chinese 		/*N-qʰuj/
English high, majestic

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions[edit]

魏

  1. † standing alone
  2. Alternative form of 巍 (wéi, “towering”)

Japanese[edit]

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Kanji[edit]

魏

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. high
  2. large

Readings[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Compounds

Proper noun[edit]

魏(ぎ) • (Gi) 

  1. Wei kingdom in China

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

魏 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

  1. Hanja form? of 위 (“Wei kingdom in China”).

Compounds[edit]

Compounds

Usage notes[edit]

  • May also be romanized as Wie when used as surname.

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

魏: Hán Việt readings: nguy, ngụy/nguỵ

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Compounds[edit]

References[edit]

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