| 魏忠贤 |
Wèi Zhōng xián |
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming |
| 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) |
| 忠 |
zhōng |
loyal; devoted; faithful |
| 贤 |
xián |
worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation |