室韦

Traditional form:

室韋

Pinyin (reading):

Shìwéi

Definitions:

• the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China

Characters:

• 室 - house, home; room, chamber
• 韦 - tanned leather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 室 - house, home; room, chamber
• 韋 - tanned leather; surname