尉

wèi/yù

military officer

Meaning

wèi wei4
  1. military officer
yù yu4
  1. used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2] and 尉犁[Yu4 li2]
Wèi wei4
  1. surname Wei

Words with 尉

  • 大尉dàwèicaptain (army rank)
  • 中尉zhōngwèilieutenant (navy)
  • 上尉shàngwèicaptain (military rank)
  • 卫尉wèiwèicommander of the imperial guards
  • 都尉dūwèimilitary rank
  • 少尉shàowèisecond lieutenant (army rank)
  • 校尉xiàowèimilitary officer
  • 廷尉tíngwèichief judicial officer in imperial China
  • 陆军中尉lùjūnzhōngwèilieutenant
  • 摸金校尉mōjīnxiàowèi(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider

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