| 魏晋南北朝 |
Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo |
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui |
| 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) |
| 魏晋 |
Wèi Jìn |
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties |
| 晋 |
Jìn |
surname Jin / the Jin Dynasties (265-420) / Western Jin 西晋 (265-316), Eastern Jin 东晋 (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946) / short name for Shanxi province 山西 |
| 晋 |
jìn |
to move forward / to promote / to advance |
| 南 |
Nán |
surname Nan |
| 南 |
nā |
used in 南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2] |
| 南 |
nán |
south |
| 南北 |
nán běi |
north and south / north to south |
| 南北朝 |
Nán Běi cháo |
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 北朝 |
Běi Cháo |
Northern Dynasties (386-581) |
| 朝 |
Cháo |
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |
| 朝 |
cháo |
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards |
| 朝 |
zhāo |
morning |