Taxonomy of meanings for 尉:　　

  • 尉 yù (OC: qud MC: ʔiut) 紆物切 入 廣韻：【説文作㷉从𡰥火持火所以申繒也亦姓古有尉繚子著書又虜複姓有尉遟氏其先魏氏之别尉遟部因而氏焉後單姓尉唐有將軍尉遟敬德又於魏切 】
  • 尉 wèi (OC: quds MC: ʔʷɨi) 於胃切 去 廣韻：【候也説文作㷉云从上案下也从𡰥又持火所以申繒也風俗通曰火斗曰尉俗作熨又尉氏縣鄭大夫尉氏邑也亦云鄭之别獄又姓左傳鄭大夫尉止於胃切又紆物切十二 】
    • MINISTER
      • nminister in charge dū wèi 都尉 "minister in charge of military affairs", chief of staff
    • OFFICER
      • nlieutenant; adjutant
    • = 慰
    • = 熨

    Additional information about 尉

    說文解字:

      Criteria
    • OFFICER

      1. Jūn zǐ 君子 (xiǎo rén 小人 "soldier of lower rank") refers generically to the higher grades in the army.

      2. Kuí 魁 is a powerful personality who happens, on account of his power, to obtain military command over an army.

      3. Sīmǎ 司馬 refers to a very senior military official in the bureaucracy of the capital of a state.

      4. tài wèi 太尉 corresponds roughly to the Minister of Defense in the Qin and Han bureaucracy.

      5. Dū weì 都尉 is a senior military official in the Han bureaucracy.

      NB: For official military titles see XXX.