尉

wèi/yù

military officer

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 尉RegularToday

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Meaning

wèi as in 大尉 wei4
  1. military officer
yù yu4
  1. used in 尉迟 (Yù chí) and 尉犁 (Yù lí)
Wèi as in 大尉 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
  • 尉迟Yùchítwo-character surname Yuchi
  • 尉犁YùlíLopnur nahiyisi or Yuli county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 (Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu), Xinjiang

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