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

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”).

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/
Bernard 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	尉
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	尉
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
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/
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

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)‎, 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

(common “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 • (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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