尉
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Translingual
Han character
尉 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 尸火木戈 (SFDI), four-corner 74200, composition ⿰⿸尸示寸 or ⿰𫵖寸)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 295, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7440
- Dae Jaweon: page 584, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 508, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5C09
Chinese
| trad. | 尉 | |
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| simp. # | 尉 | |
| alternative forms | 叞 㷉 𤈫 熨 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 尉 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Possibly ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 𡰥 + 寸 (“hand”) + 火 (“fire”).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
- Wade–Giles: wei4
- Yale: wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai3
- Yale: wai
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai3
- Guangdong Romanization: wei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: 'jw+jH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*quds/
Definitions
尉
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yù
- Wade–Giles: yü4
- Yale: yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
- Palladius: юй (juj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wat1
- Yale: wāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: wat7
- Guangdong Romanization: wed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: 'jut
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qud/
Definitions
尉
References
- “尉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 尉 – see 熨 (“to iron; to press; to be closely appressed to; to abut; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 熨). |
Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 尉 – see 慰 (“to comfort; to console; to calm; relieved; glad”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 慰). |
Notes:
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Japanese
Kanji
尉
- military officer
- jailer
- old man
- rank
Readings
- Go-on: い (i, Jōyō)、うち (uchi)
- Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)、うつ (utsu)
- Kun: じょう (jō, 尉)、おさえる (osaeru)、やすんじる (yasunjiru)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 尉 |
| い Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 尉 (MC 'jw+jH).
Pronunciation
Affix
- a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military
- A military rank.
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
尉 • (wi; ul) (hangeul 위; 울, revised wi, ul, McCune–Reischauer wi, ul)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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