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尉
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (14)
廷尉
tíngwèi
Commandant of Justice in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
校尉
xiàowèi
military officer
卫尉
wèiwèi
Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
都尉
dūwèi
military rank
中尉
zhōngwèi
lieutenant (navy)
大尉
dàwèi
captain (army rank)
尉缭
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
上尉
shàngwèi
captain (military rank)
尉氏
Wèishì
Weishi county in Kaifeng [[開封|开封<Kāifēng>]], Henan
少尉
shàowèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
尉缭子
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)
尉氏县
Wèishìxiàn
Weishi county in Kaifeng [[開封|开封<Kāifēng>]], Henan
尉迟恭
WèiChígōng
General Wei Chigong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
陆军中尉
lùjūnzhōngwèi
lieutenant
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- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,125
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,542 of 84,292