魏

1)

Wei4

surname Wei, name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States, Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han, the Wei dynasty 221-265, Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

2)

wei4

tower over a palace gateway (old)

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魏

wèi

名

（周朝国名） Wei, a state in the Zhou Dynasty

（三国之一） the Kingdom of Wei （220-265）， one of the Three Kingdoms

（北魏） Northern Wei （386-532）

（姓氏） a surname:

魏源 Wei Yuan

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Ⅰ. 魏|魏 [Wèi] ► surname Wei ► name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States ► Wei state, founded by Cao Cao ↑曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han ► the Wei dynasty 221-265 ► Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

Ⅱ. 魏|魏 [wèi] ► tower over a palace gateway (old)