wèi
尉 (wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “military officer”.
Meanings
- 1military officer
Related words
上尉captain (military rank)中尉lieutenant (navy)少尉second lieutenant (army rank)尉used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]尉surname Wei大尉captain (army rank)卫尉commander of the imperial guards廷尉chief judicial officer in imperial China摸金校尉(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider校尉military officer都尉military rank陆军中尉lieutenant