南北朝 nánběicháo Northern and Southern dynasties Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 魏晋南北朝 wèijìnnánběicháo Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties A collective term for the historical period in China between 220 and 589 AD, spanning from the end of the Han Dynasty to the start of the Sui Dynasty.