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)

officer, military rank
a surname

Derived characters

墛, 䲁, 鳚, 慰, 熨, 犚, 螱, 褽, 嶎, 蔚, 罻, 霨

Additional Derived Characters

𢠢, 𣻷, 𭵻, 𤛌, 𮴮, 𧐇, 𢲴, 𣂊, 𰘤, 𭲐, 𰧠, 𨄯, 𩡛, 𩻍, 𧕈, 𦌍, 𥳀, 𮊘, 𣡇

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 () (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

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/

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	/ʔʉi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuj^H/
Li Rong	/ʔiuəi^H/
Wang Li	/ĭwəi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔwe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*quds/

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

Definitions

尉

officer
wait
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 (mōjīn xiàowèi)
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

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/

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/
Bernhard 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
Rime group	物
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	鬱
Old Chinese	/*qud/

Definitions

尉

a surname
used in 尉遲／尉迟 (Yùchí)
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)

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
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)^?}

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

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja

尉 • (byeoseul wi; darimi ul) (hangeul 벼슬 위; 다리미 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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