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wèi

officer, military rank

HSK 11 strokes Common (21%)

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cùn
inch; small, tiny
💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 尉 (19)

shàngwèi
上尉
captain (military rank)
zhōngwèi
中尉
lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern
Wèi
surname Wei
wèi
military officer
shàowèi
少尉
second lieutenant (army rank)
dūwèi
都尉
military rank
dàwèi
大尉
captain (army rank) / senior captain
WèiLiáo
尉缭
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang [[秦始皇<QínShǐhuáng>]], possible author of the Wei Liaozi [[尉繚子|尉缭子<WèiLiáozi>]] text on military strategy
WèiLiáozi
尉缭子
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]], possibly written by Wei Liao [[尉繚|尉缭<WèiLiáo>]] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Yùchí
尉迟
surname Yuchi
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