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尉
wèi
officer, military rank
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寸
inch; small, tiny
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A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
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HSK 6
Words Using 尉 (19)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
上尉
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shàngwèi
captain (military rank)
shàngwèi
上尉
↗
captain (military rank)
中尉
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zhōngwèi
lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern
zhōngwèi
中尉
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lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern
尉
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Wèi
surname Wei
Wèi
尉
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surname Wei
尉
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wèi
military officer
wèi
尉
↗
military officer
少尉
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shàowèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
shàowèi
少尉
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second lieutenant (army rank)
都尉
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dūwèi
military rank
dūwèi
都尉
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military rank
大尉
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dàwèi
captain (army rank) / senior captain
dàwèi
大尉
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captain (army rank) / senior captain
尉缭
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WèiLiáo
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
WèiLiáo
尉缭
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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
尉缭子
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WèiLiáozi
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)
WèiLiáozi
尉缭子
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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)
尉迟
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Yùchí
surname Yuchi
Yùchí
尉迟
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surname Yuchi