尉
wèi
Meaning
military officer
Other reading: yù
used in 尉迟 Yù chí; used in 尉犁 Yù lí (the name of a place in Xinjiang)
Other reading: Wèi
surname Wei
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尉缭 Wèi Liáo Wei Lao, advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 Wèi Liáo zi text on military strategy尉氏 Wèi shì see 尉氏县 Wèi shì Xiàn尉迟 Yù chí two-character surname Yuchi尉犁 Yù lí see 尉犁县 Yù lí Xiàn大尉 dà wèi captain都尉 dū wèi military rank上尉 shàng wèi captain少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant廷尉 tíng wèi chief judicial officer in imperial China卫尉 wèi wèi commander of the imperial guards校尉 xiào wèi military officer中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant尉缭子 Wèi Liáo zi Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 Wǔ jīng Qī shū, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 Wèi Liáo during the Warring States Period尉氏县 Wèi shì Xiàn Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市 Kāi fēng Shì, Henan尉迟恭 Yù chí Gōng General Yuchi Gong, famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty尉犁县 Yù lí Xiàn Yuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu, Xinjiang骑都尉 qí dū wèi cavalry commandant陆军中尉 lù jūn zhōng wèi lieutenant摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns