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阿

Ā

abbr. for country names that begin with 阿 ā: Algeria 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà, Afghanistan 阿富汗 Āfùhàn etc

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阿

ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity used in transliteration also pr. à

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阿

ē

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

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魏

Wèi

surname Wei name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操 Cáo Cāo, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty the Wei dynasty 221–265 Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history

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魏

wèi

tower over a palace gateway (old)

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魏

wéi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) standing alone alternative form of 巍 (wéi, “towering”) standing alone