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Wei (given name)

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Wei is a Chinese given name. The form 伟 (wěi in pinyin) is the most common Chinese given name, accounting for approximately 0.5% of Chinese people.[1]

Possible writings

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Wei can be written using different Chinese characters and can mean:

As a masculine name:

  • 威, "power"
  • 巍, "lofty"
  • 伟, "great"
  • 卫, "guard"

As a feminine name:

  • 薇, "rose"
  • 微, "small"

Unisex:

  • 唯, "only"
  • 未, "future"
  • 巍, "lofty"

Notable people with name Wei

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  • Wei Wei (韦唯), Chinese singer
  • Tang Wei (湯唯), Chinese actress
  • Dou Wei (竇唯), Chinese singer and songwriter
  • Son Wei (孫暐), Japanese fashion model (of Chinese origin)
  • Wei Chen, Canadian television and radio journalist
  • Shen Wei (沈瑋), Chinese artist and photographer
  • Zhao Wei (趙薇), Chinese film actress and pop singer, sometimes referred to by her English name, Vicki Zhao
  • Wei (stage name), Korean rapper from the k-pop group "Up10tion"

Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Guo, J.-Z.; Chen, Q.-H.; Wang, Y.-G. (2011). "Statistical distribution of Chinese names". Chinese Physics B. 20 (11): 118901. Bibcode:2011ChPhB..20k8901G. doi:10.1088/1674-1056/20/11/118901. S2CID 250742598.