| 宇文 | Yǔ wén | a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen |
| 慕容 | Mù róng | a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Murong |
| 北魏 | Běi Wèi | Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 |
| 鲜卑 | Xiān bēi | Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples |
| 吐谷浑 | Tǔ yù hún | Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] / a state in Qinghai in 4th-7th century AD |
| 秃发 | Tū fā | a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people |
| 五胡 | Wǔ hú | Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2] |
| 乞伏 | Qǐ fú | tribe of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people |
| 段氏 | Duàn shì | a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people |
| 拓拔 | Tuò bá | branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓跋 |
| 拓跋 | Tuò bá | 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 |