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尉

Character

尉 wèi · yù

Character2 readings

military officer

Radical
寸
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
尸 示 寸
Traditional
尉
Frequency
#2078 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

wèiMain readingyùRare reading

wèi

wei4Main reading
  1. military officer CC-CEDICT
  2. surname Wei CC-CEDICT

Words that use “尉” as wèi

上尉shàng wèicaptainWord中尉zhōng wèilieutenantWord卫尉wèi wèicommander of the imperial guardsWord大尉dà wèicaptainWord
尉氏wèi shìWeishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市↗See 尉氏县WordUnreviewed
尉缭wèi liáoWei LaoWord少尉shào wèisecond lieutenantWord廷尉tíng wèichief judicial officer in imperial ChinaWord

yù

yu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is wèi.

  1. used in 尉迟 (Yù chí) CC-CEDICT
  2. used in 尉犁 (Yù lí) (the name of a place in Xinjiang) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “尉” as yù

尉犁yù líYuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture…↗See 尉犁县WordUnreviewed
尉迟yù chítwo-character surname YuchiWord尉犁县yù lí xiànYuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture…Word尉迟恭yù chí gōngGeneral Yuchi GongWord

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 尉

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Same radical 寸

All characters with 寸 →
对duì對duì將jiāng导dǎo導dǎo專zhuān封fēng射shè寺sì尋xún尊zūn寿shòu
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