尉 (wèi) — military rank, official rank (bound form); surname
Definition
A bound morpheme used in military ranks (e.g. 少尉 second lieutenant, 上尉 captain) and as a surname. Standalone usage is very rare; always check the example for the full compound.
bound form
military rankofficial rank (bound form)surname
Easily confused
- 蔚wèilook-alike(bound form) luxuriant, lush
- 位wèisound-alike(classifier, polite) for people
- 慰wèilook-alike(bound form) to console, to comfort
- 喂wèisound-alike(interjection) hey! hello? (used to attract attention or answer a phone call)
- 喂wèisound-alike(interjection) hello? (used to answer the phone)
- 未wèisound-alikenot yet; have not; did not (formal/literary negation placed before a verb)
Examples
- 。Tā zài jūn duì lǐ shì shàng wèi jūn xián.He holds the rank of captain in the army.
- 。Shào wèi shì jūn duì zhōng de chū jí jūn guān.A second lieutenant is a junior officer in the military.
- 尉。wèi Xiān sheng shì yí wèi zhù míng de lì shǐ xué jiā.Mr. Wei is a famous historian.
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