| 魏京生 |
Wèi Jīng shēng |
Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997 |
| 魏 |
Wèi |
surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history |
| 魏 |
wèi |
tower over a palace gateway (old) |
| 京 |
Jīng |
surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority / abbr. for Beijing 北京 |
| 京 |
jīng |
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |