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Wei

The term Wei may refer to:

Dynasties Northern Wei Dynasty, archaeologically the most famous of the Wei dynasties.
Wei (Spring and Autumn Period), state during the Spring and Autumn Period
State of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period
Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period

People Wei Zhongxian, considered by many to be the most infamous eunuch in Chinese history. Original name was Li Jinzhong.
Wei Jingsheng, a Chinese dissident
Wei Qing, a general of the Western Han Dynasty
Wei Tao-Ming, Ambassador, Mayor of Nanjing, Governor of Taiwan, Foreign Minister
Lady Wei Shuo, calligrapher
Wei Yan, a military officer of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period
Shang Yang, Qin minister, originally known as Wei Yang
Wei Zheng, a statesman of the Tang Dynasty
Wei Qiuyue, a Chinese volleyball player
Wei Chen, a Canadian television and radio journalist
Wei Chen, a Chinese singer
Zhao Wei, a Chinese film actress and pop singer, sometimes referred to by her English name, Vicki Zhao
a common misspelling of Michelle Wie, golfer

Other Wei Hai, an ancient wargame
Wei (rank), a company-grade officer in Chinese armed forces.
Wei River, a main tributary to the Yellow River
Wei County, Handan (魏县), in Hebei, China
Wei County, Xingtai (威县), in Hebei, China
Wei, a star otherwise known as Epsilon Scorpii

The acronym WEI may also refer to: Wau Ecology Institute
The Windows Experience Index reported by the Windows System Assessment Tool, a measure of the user-perceived performance of a computer running Microsoft Windows.

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Wei" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Korean: , Italian: WEI, Japanese: , Russian: Вэй, Vietnamese: Ngụy, Classical Chinese: 魏(釋義), Chinese: .


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