Wade, a surname; specifically Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), the British sinologist.

(unit) a unit of magnetic flux

Chavez, a Spanish surname

Lü 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]]

Arthur Waley (1889-1966), a British sinologist; also used for the names Whaley or Wehle

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian politician and former president

Scottish physicist and mathematician (1831–1879) who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation

Waco, a city in Texas, United States

Gervais, a French name; specifically refers to French geologist and paleontologist Paul Gervais (1816-1879)

(literary) leather belts and cloth garments, signifying the simple dress of commoners

François Viète (1540-1603), French mathematician known for his work on algebraic notation

Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), a German scientist and originator of the theory of continental drift.

Huelva, a city and province in southwestern Spain

Literally meaning the leather binding of a bamboo book has broken three times; used to describe reading or studying with great diligence and perseverance.

Białystok, a city in northeastern Poland

Clarence Martin Wilbur (1908-1997), American Sinologist and professor at Columbia University

(name) Severino

To be willing to follow friendly advice or admonitions; originally refers to wearing soft leather to remind oneself to be patient and calm

Kilauea, a shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands and one of the most active volcanoes in the world

(loanword) oseltamivir

the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China

(literary) wearing hemp clothes and a leather belt; used to describe a commoner or a person of humble status who lacks official rank

(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

remdesivir; an antiviral medication

(literary) to be unctuous, servile, or smooth; refers to behaving in an overly flattering way to protect oneself or please others

Mojave Desert, located in the southwestern United States

aciclovir, also spelled acyclovir; an antiviral drug used to treat infections like herpes

Empress 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.

George Wehrfritz, the Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek

Wei 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".

Wei 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

Huesca, a city and province in Spain.

(variant form) Westminster Abbey, a famous Gothic abbey church in London

Wade-Giles system of romanization for Chinese

romanization system for Mandarin Chinese developed by Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles in the late 19th century

(bird species of China) Whistler's warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)

Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), Italian Baroque composer

leather thongs used to bind together bamboo or wooden slips into a book

(bound form) leather clothing worn for hunting or by people in rural mountain regions

ancient collection of Hindu scriptures; name used in historical Chinese contexts for the Sanskrit Vedic texts

Buddhist protector god who guards temples and ward off evil; often depicted as a young warrior in armor holding a vajra staff.

Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva