Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Gate (mén) Entry: wei Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1338, Entry 26 Pronounced wei. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters) states: A gate within a palace. Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records (Zaji): When the wife arrives, she enters through the palace gate. Explication of Sounds (Shiwen): Wei is pronounced wei, meaning a gate within a palace. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Min Year 2 Commentary: Small gates within a palace are called wei. Explication of Sounds (Shiwen): Pronounced wei. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Hereditary House of the Grand Duke of Qi: Attacked the palace gate and the main gate. Commentary: A gate within a palace is called a wei. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Introductory Memoir (Xuzhuan): All reached the gates of the contemporary ruler. Also a place name. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Zhao Year 23: Yin Xin took the Western Wei. Commentary: Western Wei is a place in the Zhou state. Explication of Sounds (Shiwen): Wei is pronounced wei. Also pronounced hui. Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records (Zaji): When the wife arrives, she enters through the palace gate. Explication of Sounds (Shiwen): Liu Changzong pronounces it hui. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Min Year 2 Commentary: Small gates within a palace are called wei. Explication of Sounds (Shiwen): Also pronounced hui. Sometimes written in a variant form (wei). Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records (Zaji), Commentary on Gate: The palace gate is sometimes written as curtain gate. The common form using this character is incorrect.