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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats