大尉 (dà wèi) — senior captain (military rank)

Definition

noun

senior captain (military rank)

Measure word · 个

大尉，。
Tā shì yì míng dà wèi, zài bù duì lǐ fù zé zhǐ huī.
He is a senior captain, responsible for command in the unit.
大尉。
Zhè wèi dà wèi cān jiā guò duō cì zhòng yào rèn wu.
This senior captain has participated in many important missions.
，大尉。
Jīng guò kǎo hé, tā bèi jìn shēng wéi dà wèi.
After assessment, he was promoted to senior captain.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

尉wèiofficer rank

大 adds seniority to 尉, the officer rank, giving the name of a captain.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 尉 is made of 𡰥, 寸 (hand), and 火 (fire); the meaning of 𡰥 is unclear.