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Surname Wei

魏 · 衛 · 韋

Wei is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of several Chinese surnames, including 魏, 衛 and 韋.

Characters for the surname Wei

The spelling Wei is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 魏

    surname; the ancient state of Wei

    Mandarin wèi

  • 衛

    surname; to guard, to protect

    Mandarin wèi

  • 韋

    surname; tanned leather

    Mandarin wéi

魏 all spellings of wèi衛 all spellings of wèi韋 all spellings of wéi

Possible characters for Wei

Wei 魏 wèi · Mandarin 衛 wèi · Mandarin 韋 wéi · Mandarin
The spelling Wei can stand for 3 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
魏wèi · Mandarin
衛wèi · Mandarin
韋wéi · Mandarin

Other spellings of the same character

  • Wee 魏Hokkien
  • Gooi 魏Hokkien
  • Gwee 魏Hokkien, Teochew
  • Ngwe 魏Hakka, Teochew

About the surname Wei

Wei is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of several surnames, among them 魏 (wèi), 衛 (wèi) and 韋 (wéi). In Cantonese 魏 is ngai6 (Ngai), while 衛 and 韋 are wai6 and wai4 (Wai). Which character applies depends on the family.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 魏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 魏 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 衛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 衛 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 韋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 韋 · mdbg.net · meaning

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