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魏國

简魏国 · 繁魏國

Mandarin · pinyin Wèi guó

Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄
Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms

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魏: wèi · kingdom of Wei; surname
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–2 · Wei4 guo2

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(historical) Wei, a Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty
(historical, informal) Liang, the same realm after it was raised to a kingdom

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