尉

wèi

Radical: 寸

Components & Etymology

尉 decomposes into the following components:

尸 示 寸

Words containing 尉

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 尉.

上尉
shàng wèi
captain (military rank)
中尉
zhōng wèi
lieutenant (navy)
卫尉
wèi wèi
Commandant of Guards in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
大尉
dà wèi
captain (army rank)
尉氏
wèi shì
Weishi county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
尉犁
yù lí
Lopnur nahiyisi or Yuli county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
尉缭
wèi liáo
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liao-zi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
尉迟
yù chí
surname Yuchi
少尉
shào wèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
廷尉
tíng wèi
Commandant of Justice in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
校尉
xiào wèi
military officer
都尉
dū wèi
military rank

Related characters (radical 寸)

Characters that share the radical 寸.

㝵 寸 对 寺 导 寽 寿 封 尃 射 將 專 尊 尋 尌 對 導

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