Wèi (surname Wey)

Origins

• from Wei, also known as "Wey" the name of a state in modern day Henan province granted to Wei Kang Shu, the 9th son of King Wen of Zhou. After Wei was annexed by the Qin during the Spring and Autumn period, Wei was adopted as the surname by the state's former subjects.
• associated with the Wei family from the Xianbei ethnic group

Notable people

• Wei Zifu, posthumously known as Empress Xiaowu
• Wei Qing, general of the Western Han dynasty
• Wei Shuo, courtesy name Mouyi, sobriquet He'nan, commonly addressed
• Wei Lihuang was a Chinese general who served
• Zhang Wei, Followers Among the Poets Zhang Wei, younger brother of the Eastern Han dynasty warlord Zhang Lu Zhang Wei , Chinese film
• Wei Guan period. Wei Guan was from Anyi County, Hedong Commandery, which is located west of present-day Xia County, Shanxi. His father Wei Ji was
• Wei Pu was a Chinese astronomer and politician of the Song Dynasty. He was born a commoner, but eventually
• Wei Rugui was a Han Chinese general of the late Qing dynasty who fought in the First Sino-Japanese
• Wei Chunhua may refer to the following: Wei Chunhua, a fictional character in The Book and the Sword Wei Chunhua, a fictional character in
• Jill Vidal often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity
• Wei Wang, Prince of Wei from 621 to 628 and Prince of Wei from 636 to 643 Wu Chengsi, Wu Zetian's nephew, known as Prince of Wei after
• Wei Zhouzuo , courtesy name Wenxi Concubines: Wey Ji, of the Ji clan of Wey, the mother of Prince Jiaoshi Yu Ji, of the
• Wei Yuanzhong to the throne, and he immediately recalled Wei Yuanzhong and made him the minister of military supplies and chancellor with the Tong
• Wiman of Gojoseon Wi Man or Wei Man was originally a Chinese military leader from the Han dynasty Kingdom of Yan. When king Lu Wan of Yan was defeated
• Wei Xinghua was a Chinese economist and educator. He specialized in the study of capital and contributed
• Wei Jin is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He holds the rank of major general in the PLA. He began his political
• François Noël known by its anglicization as Francis Noel. He was known to the Chinese as Wei Fangji. François Noël was a Fleming born on 18 August 1651 in Hestrud, Hainault
• Ugeo of Gojoseon was the last king of Wiman Joseon, the last remnant of Gojoseon. He was a grandson of Wi Man. Ugeo was killed
• Wei Shuo, calligrapher
• Wei Zifu, wife of Emperor Wu of Han and sister of Wei Qing