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魏
Simplified
魏
Traditional
魏
Pinyin
wèi
Definition
tower over a palace gateway (old)
古城门上有魏
Gǔ chéngmén shàng yǒu wèi
There is a wèi on the ancient city gate
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魏
委
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鬼
委
Part
wěi
appoint
鬼
Part
guǐ
ghost
Appears in characters like:
矮
魏
萎
痿
倭
捼
緌
诿
踒
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