东魏 Traditional form: 東魏 Pinyin (reading): Dōng Wèi Definitions: Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 Characters: 东 - east, eastern, eastward 魏 - the kingdom of Wei; surname Traditional characters: 東 - east, eastern, eastward 魏 - the kingdom of Wei; surname