尉

尉 U+5C09, 尉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C09 ← 專 [U+5C08] CJK Unified Ideographs 尊 → [U+5C0A]

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)

1. officer, military rank
2. a surname

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
simp. #		尉
alternative forms		叞 㷉 𤈫 熨

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 尉
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (尉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
尉	*quds, *qud
熨	*quds, *quns, *qud
慰	*quds
罻	*quds
犚	*quds
蔚	*quds, *qud
螱	*quds
褽	*quds
鳚

Possibly ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 𡰥 + 寸 (“hand”) + 火 (“fire”).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèi (wei⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ùi / ùiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴
    • Yale: wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wai³
    • Yale: wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùi
    • Tâi-lô: uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uix
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /ui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: uìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uĩ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jw+jH

Rime
Character	尉
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於胃切
Baxter	'jw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷɨiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuəiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔujH/
Li Rong	/ʔiuəiH/
Wang Li	/ĭwəiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwe̯iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*quds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尉
Reading #	1/2
No.	12951
Phonetic component	尉
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	尉
Old Chinese	/*quds/

Definitions

尉

1. officer
2. wait
3. Alternative form of 罻 (wèi)

Compounds

• 上尉 (shàngwèi)
• 中尉 (zhōngwèi)
• 准尉 (zhǔnwèi)
• 司隸校尉／司隶校尉 (sīlì xiàowèi)
• 太尉 (tàiwèi)
• 女校尉
• 尉官 (wèiguān)
• 尉遲／尉迟 (Yùchí)
• 少尉 (shàowèi)
• 廷尉 (tíngwèi)
• 摸金校尉
• 校尉 (jiàowèi)
• 步兵校尉
• 灞陵尉
• 灞陵醉尉
• 縣尉／县尉 (xiànwèi)
• 衛尉／卫尉
• 郡尉
• 醉尉
• 門神戶尉／门神户尉
• 關都尉／关都尉
• 霸陵尉
• 霸陵醉尉
• 駙馬都尉／驸马都尉

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yù (yu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yù
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴
    • Yale: yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
    • Palladius: юй (juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wat¹
    • Yale: wāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: wed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jut

Rime
Character	尉
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	物 (60)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	紆物切
Baxter	'jut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨut̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiut̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔut̚/
Li Rong	/ʔiuət̚/
Wang Li	/ĭuət̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯uət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wat1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qud/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尉
Reading #	2/2
No.	12961
Phonetic component	尉
Rime group	物
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	鬱
Old Chinese	/*qud/

Definitions

尉

1. a surname
2. Used in 尉遲／尉迟 (Yùchí).
3. Used in 尉犁 (Yùlí).

References

• “尉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

尉

(Jōyō kanji)

1. military officer
2. jailer
3. old man
4. 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
尉
い Grade: S
on'yomi

/wi/ → /i/

From Middle Chinese 尉 (MC 'jw+jH).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

Affix

尉(い) • (i) ^{←ゐ (wi)?}

1. a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military
2. A military rank.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 尉(い)官(かん) (ikan)
• 少(しょう)尉(い) (shōi)
• 中(ちゅう)尉(い) (chūi)
• 大(たい)尉(い) (taī)

Korean

Hanja

尉 • (wi; ul) (hangeul 위; 울, revised wi, ul, McCune–Reischauer wi, ul)

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Vietnamese

Han character

尉: Hán Nôm readings: úy/uý

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