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尉
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (14)
上尉
shàngwèi
captain (military rank)
中尉
zhōngwèi
lieutenant (navy)
大尉
dàwèi
captain (army rank)
尉氏
Wèishì
Weishi county in Kaifeng [[開封|开封<Kāifēng>]], Henan
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
少尉
shàowèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
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
尉氏县
Wèishìxiàn
Weishi county in Kaifeng [[開封|开封<Kāifēng>]], Henan
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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- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,125
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,542 of 84,292