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Meaning of 尉

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Pinyin: wèi
English Definition: military officer; surname Wei
Chinese Definition:
①古代官名,一般是武官:县尉。都尉。卫尉。太尉。
②军衔的一级,在校以下:尉官。少尉。上尉。
③(尉氏)地名,在中国河南省。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • Surround from upper left
      • [ shī ] body, corpse
      • [ shì ] altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
    • [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny
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Example Words
中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern
上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank)
少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant (army rank)
大尉 wèi captain (army rank); senior captain
都尉 wèi military rank
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Example Sentences
1
1065
Zhiping years (1065) Scholars, award Linhai Wei.
2
These days, all the people stumble in the snow walking to work, and the scene was spectacular Wei.
3
During his time in Okinawa as a second lieutenant, and to the amusement of his fellow Marines, Colonel Richardson set up a studio in his living quarters.
4
1350
Described in a local brochure as a "veritable labyrinth of hollow caves of spectacular shapes, " this garden was first landscaped in 1350, during the Yuan Dynasty.
5
By now your mom must have met my dad and they're probably discussing our careers and how we've done so well.