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

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

1. favor; grace; kindness
2. (coll.) used like 嗯 èn in online chat, expressing agreement

1. ocean
2. sea
3. great number of people or things
4. (dialect) numerous

classifiers: 個, 片

1. (old) female tutor
2. used in 保姆 bǎomǔ