拓跋

Traditional form:

拓跋

Pinyin (reading):

Tuòbá

Definitions:

• branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
• also written 拓拔

Characters:

• 拓 - to develop, to expand, to open up
• 跋 - to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon

Traditional characters:

• 拓 - to develop, to expand, to open up
• 跋 - to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon