Associations to the word «Wei»

Wiktionary

WEI, proper noun. (historical) An ancient Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty
WEI, proper noun. (historical) Liang, the realm of the earlier march after its elevation to a kingdom
WEI, proper noun. (historical) An ancient Chinese duchy during the Zhou dynasty
WEI CH'I, noun. Go (the game)
WEI RIVER, proper noun. A major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, and the the largest tributary of the Yellow River.

Dictionary definition

WEI, noun. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.