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The term Wei may refer to:

Wei (state)

Wei (; Old Chinese: *) was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong. After its capital was moved from Anyi to Daliang (present-day Kaifeng) during the reign of King Hui, Wei was also called Liang .

Wei (Dingling)

Wei was a state of Dingling ethnicity that existed from 388 to 392, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It is often referred to as Zhai Wei to be distinguished from numerous other states named Wei in history. Its founder Zhai Liao had previously been vacillating between being a vassal of Later Yan, Western Yan, and Jin dynasty, and in 388, after his last overture to reconcile with Later Yan's emperor Murong Chui was rejected, he declared his own state, over the territory of modern central and eastern Henan. In 392, Wei, then under Zhai Liao's son Zhai Zhao, was destroyed by Later Yan forces. Because of its relatively small size and short lifespan, Wei is generally not included by historians among the Sixteen Kingdoms.

The rulers of Wei used the title "Heavenly King" ( Tian Wang).

Wei (surname)

Wei (魏, 韋, 衛, 尉, 隗) is a Chinese surname. It was ranked the 122nd most common Chinese surname in 2006. Wei (魏) is the name used for the Kingdom of Wei.

Wei (rank)

Wei is the rank held by company-grade officers in the military of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. It currently exists in three grades, shao wei , zhong wei (chung wei using Wade–Giles), and shang wei . An additional grade, da wei , formerly existed in the People's Liberation Army, during the period 1955-1965. However, when the use of rank and insignia was restored in 1988, this rank was not re-established. As opposed to the Western tradition of using different names for equivalent ranks in the army and navy, Chinese armed forces use the same rank names for all services, prefixed in the case of the PLA by hai jun (naval force) or kong jun (air force).

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Da wei
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Grand officer

Senior captain

Captain lieutenant

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Shang wei

Senior officer

Captain

Lieutenant

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Zhong wei
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Middle officer

First lieutenant

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Shao wei

Junior officer

Second lieutenant

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Usage examples of "wei".

The Dowager Empress venture had been risky, he had known that, but the profit involved was stratospheric, plus there would be enormous guanxi, because the cargo was connected to the illustrious Wei Gaofan himself, a longtime powerful member of the Standing Committee.

Earlier, in Council, he had gone out of his way to assure Li Shai Tung of his support, even preempting Wei Feng's offer of help by giving Li Shai Tung a substantial amount of grain from his own reserves.

The face of Wei Feng, T'ang of East Asia, filled the screen, the old man's features lined with sorrow.

It was unexpected, but not, when he considered it, surprising, for this—as Wei Feng had said—threatened them all.

Even Wei Feng was looking down, disturbed by the direction Li Shai Tung's words had taken.

Because he had briefed those two puppets of his to vote with Wei Feng.

As Li Yuan came down the stairs Wei Feng came across and embraced him, whispering his condolences.

What Wei Feng had said, that had been true once, back in his father's time, but now?

He was looking old these days, markedly tired, and for the last meeting he had let his eldest son, Wei Chan Yin, sit in for him.

Moreover, might I suggest that my cousin Wei Feng's man, Minister Sheng, be appointed head of that committee, reporting back directly to this Council with his findings.

Ts'ui Wei, the father of the ringleader, came across, leaning menacingly over Chen.

But it was Wei Feng who spoke first, his deeply lined face grown stern and rocklike as he sat stiffly upright in his chair.

The second possibility was bald, narrow-eyed, never-smiling Wei Gaofan, who as a young soldier had once met the incomparable Chu Teh and never moved beyond that moment.

He waited for the series of rings and silences that formed the intricate relays that protected the man he was calling, Wei Gaofan.

Instead, this was the flinty, unrelenting gaze of an official of the Shanghai Special Administrative Zone, a politician who was owned by the immensely powerful Wei Gaofan.