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States

* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States *
Wei (state) Wei (; ; Old Chinese: *') was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Q ...
(魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States period * Cao Wei (曹魏, 220–265), ruled North China during the Three Kingdoms Period *
Ran Wei Wei ( zh, 魏; 350–352), known as Ran Wei () in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived state established by Ran Min. In 350, Ran Wei usurped the Later Zhao state in the city of Ye and declared himself emperor of Wei. In 352, Ran Wei was d ...
(冉魏, 350–352), short-lived Sixteen Kingdoms period state * Northern Wei (北魏, 386–535), ruled North China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, later split into: :*
Western Wei Wei (), known in historiography as the Western Wei (), was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and Southern dynasties, it ruled the wester ...
(西魏, 535–557) :* Eastern Wei (東魏, 534–550) * Wei (Dingling) (魏, 388–392), state of Dingling/Gaoche ethnicity in China


Places

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Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. The source of the Wei River is close to ...
, a main tributary of the Yellow River * Wei County, Handan (魏县), Hebei, China *
Wei County, Xingtai Wei County or Weixian () is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 540,000 residing in an area of . It is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expres ...
(威县), Hebei, China


People

* Wei (given name), different variations of Chinese given names *
Wei (surname) Wei or WEI may refer to: States * Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States * Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
, various Chinese surnames (魏, 衛, 尉, 蔿, 韋) *
Wei Wei (disambiguation) Wei Wei may refer to: * Wei Wei (male writer) (1920–2008), Chinese writer * Wei Wei (actress) (born 1922), Chinese actress * Wei Wei (singer) (born 1963), Chinese female singer * Wei Wei (female writer) (born 1970), Chinese writer * Wei Wei ...


Other uses

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Wei (rank) (; ) is the rank held by company-grade officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, and both North and South Korea. Chinese variant People's Liberation Ar ...
, a company-grade officer in Chinese armed forces. *
Wei (value token) Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (Abbreviation: ETH; sign: Ξ) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capi ...
, a subunit of the Ether value token on the Ethereum blockchain *Wei, a star otherwise known as Epsilon Scorpii *Wei Empire, a fictional state and planetary romance of
Yulia Latynina Yulia Leonidovna Latynina (russian: Ю́лия Леони́довна Латы́нина; born 16 June 1966) is a Russian writer and journalist. She is a columnist for ''Novaya Gazeta'' and the most popular host at the Echo of Moscow radio stat ...
, consisting of 5 novels and 2 short stories * Wau Ecology Institute * Windows Experience Index (WEI) score, a measure of the user-perceived performance of a computer running Microsoft Windows *WEI, IATA airport code for
Weipa Airport Weipa Airport is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is southeast of the town. Airlines and destinations Statistics Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financi ...
, Weipa, Queensland, Australia * WEi, a South Korean boy group


See also

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Way (disambiguation) Way may refer to: Paths * a road, route, path or pathway, including long-distance paths. * a straight rail or track on a machine tool, (such as that on the bed of a lathe) on which part of the machine slides * Ways, large slipway in shipbuildi ...
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Wee (disambiguation) Wee or WEE may refer to: * Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee) * Wee, short stature, or otherwise small Anthroponym * Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name * Wee Willie Harris, singer * Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and ...
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Wey (disambiguation) Wey may refer to: Places *Wey (state) (衞), or Wei, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty *River Wey, river in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex, England *River Wey (Dorset), river of Dorset, south west England *Wey and Arun Canal, canal ...
* Whey (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo