wèi

尉

Character · Noun

ancient official rank; military officer; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

ancient official title

archaic

Used only in historical contexts, referring to ancient bureaucratic positions.

Xī西
hàn汉
shí时
qī期
shè设
yǒu有
tài太
wèi尉
yī一
zhí职
 。

During the Western Han Dynasty, the position of Grand Commandant was established.

Tài太
wèi尉
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zuì最
gāo高
jūn军
shì事
zhǎng长
guān官
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Grand Commandant was one of the highest military officials in ancient China.

2.

noun

military officer rank; warrant officer

formal

Refers to mid-to-lower ranking commissioned military officers in modern Chinese armed forces.

Tā他
cóng从
jūn军
xiào校
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
chéng成
wéi为
le了
yī一
míng名
wèi尉
guān官
 。

After graduating from the military academy, he became a warrant officer.

Wèi尉
guān官
fēn分
wéi为
shàng上
wèi尉
 、
zhōng中
wèi尉
 、
shào少
wèi尉
sān三
jí级
 。

Military officer ranks are divided into three levels: captain, lieutenant, and second lieutenant.

3.

noun

surname Wei

neutral

Used as a family name, capitalized when used as a proper noun.

Wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
xìng姓
wèi尉
 ，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
wèi尉
xiān先
sheng生
 。

My neighbor's surname is Wei, everyone calls him Mr. Wei.