三国演义 sānguóyǎnyì Romance of the Three Kingdoms Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 三国 三國 sānguó Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE) in Chinese history when the states of 魏 wèi, 蜀 shǔ, and 吴 wú were in power演义 演義 yǎnyì historical novel A genre of long novel written in chapters that dramatizes historical events or legends with artistic embellishments.