- 韦德 wéidé WadeWade, a surname; specifically Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), the British sinologist.
- 韦伯 wéibó weber(unit) a unit of magnetic flux
- 查韦斯 cháwéisī ChavezChavez, a Spanish surname
- 津巴布韦 jīnbābùwéi Zimbabwe
- 吕不韦 lǚbùwéi Lü BuweiLü Buwei (c. 291-235 BC), a powerful merchant and statesman of the State of [[秦国|秦國|qin2 guo2]] during the late Warring States period; he served as Chancellor of Qin and oversaw the compilation of the [[吕氏春秋|呂氏春秋|lu:3 shi4 chun1 qiu1]]
- 韦利 wéilì WaleyArthur Waley (1889-1966), a British sinologist; also used for the names Whaley or Wehle
- 梅德韦杰夫 méidéwéijiéfū MedvedevDmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian politician and former president
- 麦克斯韦 màikèsīwéi James Clerk MaxwellScottish physicist and mathematician (1831–1879) who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation
- 韦科 wéikē WacoWaco, a city in Texas, United States
- 热尔韦 rè'ěrwéi GervaisGervais, a French name; specifically refers to French geologist and paleontologist Paul Gervais (1816-1879)
- 韦布 wéibù coarse clothing(literary) leather belts and cloth garments, signifying the simple dress of commoners
- 韦达 wéidá François VièteFrançois Viète (1540-1603), French mathematician known for his work on algebraic notation
- 韦格纳 wéigénà Alfred WegenerAlfred Wegener (1880-1930), a German scientist and originator of the theory of continental drift.
- 韦尔瓦 wéi'ěrwǎ HuelvaHuelva, a city and province in southwestern Spain
- 韦编三绝 wéibiānsānjué to study diligentlyLiterally meaning the leather binding of a bamboo book has broken three times; used to describe reading or studying with great diligence and perseverance.
- 比亚韦斯托克 bǐyàwéisītuōkè BiałystokBiałystok, a city in northeastern Poland
- 韦慕庭 wéimùtíng Clarence Martin WilburClarence Martin Wilbur (1908-1997), American Sinologist and professor at Columbia University
- 塞韦里诺 sàiwéilǐnuò Severino(name) Severino
- 佩韦 pèiwéi to accept adviceTo be willing to follow friendly advice or admonitions; originally refers to wearing soft leather to remind oneself to be patient and calm
- 基拉韦厄 jīlāwéi'è KilaueaKilauea, a shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands and one of the most active volcanoes in the world
- 奥司他韦 àosītāwéi oseltamivir(loanword) oseltamivir
- 室韦 shìwéi Shiweithe Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China
- 布衣韦带 bùyīwéidài commoner; humble scholar(literary) wearing hemp clothes and a leather belt; used to describe a commoner or a person of humble status who lacks official rank
- 弦韦 xiánwéi mild and violent means(literary) A combination of mild and forceful strategies; to balance gentleness and firmness. The term refers to an ancient practice of wearing a bowstring to remind oneself to be urgent and softened leather to remind oneself to be calm or flexible
- 瑞德西韦 ruìdéxīwéi remdesivirremdesivir; an antiviral medication
- 脂韦 zhīwéi obsequious(literary) to be unctuous, servile, or smooth; refers to behaving in an overly flattering way to protect oneself or please others
- 莫哈韦沙漠 mòhāwéishāmò Mojave DesertMojave Desert, located in the southwestern United States
- 阿昔洛韦 āxīluòwéi acicloviraciclovir, also spelled acyclovir; an antiviral drug used to treat infections like herpes
- 韦后 wéihòu Empress WeiEmpress of Emperor Zhongzong during the Tang Dynasty who attempted to seize power after poisoning her husband in 710; she was ultimately killed in a coup led by the future Emperor Xuanzong.
- 韦尔弗雷兹 wéi'ěrfúléizī WehrfritzGeorge Wehrfritz, the Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek
- 韦庄 wéizhuāng Wei ZhuangWei Zhuang (c. 836–910), a famous poet and lyricist from the late Tang Dynasty and the Former Shu Kingdom; he was a leading figure of the [[花间派|花間派|hua1 jian1 pai4]] style and is often paired with [[温庭筠|溫庭筠|wen1 ting2 yun2]] as "Wen-Wei".
- 韦应物 wéiyìngwù Wei YingwuWei Yingwu (c. 737–c. 792), Tang dynasty poet known for his five-character verse and simple, serene style similar to [[陶渊明|陶淵明|tao2 yuan1 ming2]]; he served as governor of Suzhou and is also known as Wei Suzhou
- 韦斯卡 wéisīkǎ HuescaHuesca, a city and province in Spain.
- 韦斯敏斯德寺 wéisīmǐnsīdésì Westminster Abbey(variant form) Westminster Abbey, a famous Gothic abbey church in London
- 韦氏拼法 wéishìpīnfǎ Wade-Giles systemWade-Giles system of romanization for Chinese
- 韦氏拼音 wéishìpīnyīn Wade-Giles systemromanization system for Mandarin Chinese developed by Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles in the late 19th century
- 韦氏鹟莺 wéishìwēngyīng Whistler's warbler(bird species of China) Whistler's warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)
- 韦瓦第 wéiwǎdì VivaldiAntonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), Italian Baroque composer
- 韦编 wéibiān leather bindingleather thongs used to bind together bamboo or wooden slips into a book
- 韦衣 wéiyī leather hunting clothes(bound form) leather clothing worn for hunting or by people in rural mountain regions
- 韦陀 wéituó Vedasancient collection of Hindu scriptures; name used in historical Chinese contexts for the Sanskrit Vedic texts
- 韦驮 wéituó SkandaBuddhist protector god who guards temples and ward off evil; often depicted as a young warrior in armor holding a vajra staff.
- 韦驮菩萨 wéituópúsà SkandaSkanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH