尉 (wèi): surname Wei, military officer, used in 尉遲|尉迟
尉 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “military officer.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尸 (structural), 示 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #2077 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Wei
- military officer
- used in 尉遲|尉迟
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上尉 | shàng wèi | captain (military rank) |
| 中尉 | zhōng wèi | lieutenant (navy) |
| 少尉noun | shào wèi | second lieutenant (army rank) |
| 大尉 | dà wèi | captain (army rank) |
| 陆军中尉 | lù jūn zhōng wèi | lieutenant |
| 都尉noun | dū wèi | military rank |
| 摸金校尉noun | mō jīn xiào wèi | (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving... |
| 骑都尉noun | qí dū wèi | (archaic) cavalry commandant |
| 校尉noun | xiào wèi | military officer |
| 卫尉noun | wèi wèi | commander of the imperial guards |
| 尉缭子 | wèi liáo zi | Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, possibly written by We... |
| 尉迟proper-noun | yù chí | two-character surname Yuchi |
| 尉迟恭 | yù chí gōng | General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty |
| 尉氏县 | wèi shì xiàn | Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市, Henan |
| 尉氏 | wèi shì | see 尉氏縣|尉氏县 |
尉 appears in 19 compound words: 42 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
根据墓志记载，杨绶是东汉太尉杨震的后裔。
gēn jù mù zhì jì zài , yáng 绶 shì dōng hàn tài wèi yáng zhèn de hòu yì .
According to his tombstone inscription, Yang Shou was a descendant of Yang Zhen, the Grand Commander of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
西安发现唐长安县尉范凝墓 墓志提及同一时代多位重要人物
xī ān fā xiàn táng cháng ān xiàn wèi fàn níng mù mù zhì tí jí tóng yī shí dài duō wèi chóng yào rén wù
Tomb of Fan Ning, a County Magistrate in Chang'an During the Tang Dynasty, Discovered in Xi'an; Tomb Inscription Mentions Several Important Figures of the Same Era
汉代沿着西北边郡设置了5个属国，每个属国设立一个都尉作为最高行政首长进行管理。
hàn dài yán zhe xī běi biān jùn shè zhì le 5 gè shǔ guó , měi gè shǔ guó shè lì yī gè dōu wèi zuò wéi zuì gāo xíng zhèng shǒu cháng jìn xíng guǎn lǐ .
During the Han Dynasty, five tributary states were established along the northwestern frontier, each governed by a commander (duwei) who served as the highest administrative official.
Character Family
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