high, large, Kingdom of Wei
魏 centers on imposing scale and stature: something physically high or large, and by extension the name of the ancient Kingdom of Wei, which carried a sense of grandeur.
魏 combines 委 (entrust, detailed) with 鬼 (ghost, spirit). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is often analyzed as a phono-semantic compound where 委 contributes the sound and 鬼 adds a sense of imposing or awe-inspiring presence, fitting the meanings of high, large, and the kingdom name.
The left side 委 suggests something entrusted or weighty, and the right side 鬼 is a towering, fearsome spirit. Together they create an image of something high and large, like a mighty kingdom.
For ギ, imagine a giant ghost (鬼) wearing a name tag that says 'Ghee' (like clarified butter). The giant 'Ghee' ghost looms high and large, and its name sounds exactly like ギ.
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)
Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)
the history of Wei
Wajinden (passages in Records of the Three Kingdoms describing the Wa people)
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)