wèi = w + ei4
surname Wei
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military officer
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How to pronounce 尉

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

尉 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shī = sh + Ø1
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse
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shī = sh + Ø1
corpse
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shì = sh + Ø4
to show / to reveal
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cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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Characters with 尉 as component

wèi = w + ei4
to comfort / to console / to reassure
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= yu + Ø4
surname Yu / place name
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wèi = w + ei4
Artemisia japonica / luxuriant / resplendent / impressive
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Words with 尉

captain (military rank)
lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern
second lieutenant (army rank)

Sentences with 尉

尉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wèi

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