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尉 - wèi

officer, military rank

officer, military rank

How to read 尉

Click 尉 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwèi
Englishofficer, military rank
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

尉氏 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 尉犁. Please read 尉缭 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 尉氏縣|尉氏县[Wei4 shi4 Xian4]
see 尉犁縣|尉犁县[Yu4 li2 Xian4]
Wei Lao , advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
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Mistake warning

Do not memorize 尉 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 尉氏 and 尉犁 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 尉.