- 北魏 Běi Wèi Northern WeiWei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba branch of the Xianbei people
- 魏晋 Wèi Jìn Wei and Jinthe Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
- 魏国 Wèiguó Warring States WeiWei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States period
- 魏忠贤 Wèi Zhōngxián Wei ZhongxianWei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
- 魏征 Wèi Zhēng Wei ZhengWei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty
- 曹魏 Cáo Wèi Cao WeiThe most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi, replaced by the Jin dynasty in 265.
- 东魏 Dōng Wèi Eastern WeiEastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Northern Wei [[北魏|北魏|Bei3 Wei4]]
- 西魏 Xī Wèi Western WeiWestern Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Northern Wei [[北魏|北魏|Bei3 Wei4]]
- 魏巍 Wèi Wēi Wei WeiWei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient about the Korean War
- 魏源 Wèi Yuán Wei YuanWei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
- 后魏 Hòu Wèi Northern WeiWei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 围魏救赵 wéi Wèijiù Zhào strategic diversionto relieve a besieged ally or unit by attacking the enemy's home base or a vulnerable point
- 魏县 Wèi Xiàn Wei CountyWei County, a county in Handan City, Hebei
- 阿魏 āwèi asafoetidaThe gum resin derived from plants of the genus Ferula, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as Resina Ferulae for its digestive and antimicrobial properties.
- 魏玛 Wèimǎ WeimarWeimar, Germany
- 魏京生 Wèi Jīngshēng Wei JingshengWei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
- 魏德迈 Wèidémài WedemeyerAlbert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), a high-ranking US Army commander who served in the China Theater during WWII
- 魏格纳 Wèigénà Alfred WegenerAlfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift
- 魏都区 Wèidū Qū Weidu DistrictWeidu, a district of Xuchang City, Henan.
- 魏伯阳 Wèi Bóyáng Wei BoyangWei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
- 魏文帝 Wèi Wéndì Emperor Wen of WeiCao Pi [[曹丕|曹丕|Cao2 Pi1]], emperor of Wei 220-226
- 汉末魏初 Hànmò Wèichū late Han, early WeiThe late Han Dynasty and early Wei Dynasty (roughly the first half of the 3rd century AD).
- 魏晋南北朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei-Jin periodThe collective name for the Chinese historical period from 220 to 589 AD, encompassing the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
- 魏收 Wèi Shōu Wei ShouWei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of the Northern Qi Dynasty, compiler of the Book of Wei (Wei Shu)
- 拓跋魏 Tuòbá Wèi Northern WeiWei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 阿育魏实 āyùwèishí ajwain seedthe fruit or seed of the ajwain plant (Trachyspermum ammi), used as a spice and in traditional Chinese medicine
- 魏书 Wèishū History of WeiHistory of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories, compiled by Wei Shou in 554 during the Northern Qi Dynasty, consisting of 114 scrolls.
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