南北朝 Nán Běicháo Northern and Southern dynasties Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 魏晋南北朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei-Jin period The 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.