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少尉
Simplified
少尉
Traditional
少尉
Pinyin
shào wèi
Definition
second lieutenant (army rank)
他被提升为少尉
Tā bèi tíshēng wéi shào wèi
He was promoted to second lieutenant
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少
尉
少
小
+
丿
小
Part
xiǎo
small
丿
Part
piě
line
Appears in characters like:
少
尖
少
尔
原
京
尘
孙
雀
雀
尕
糸
厼
尐
尜
尉
𫵖
+
寸
𫵖
Part
character part
寸
Part
cùn
inch
Appears in characters like:
尉
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上尉
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中尉
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大尉
dà wèi
captain (army rank); senior captain
尉犁
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校尉
xiào wèi
military officer
卫尉
wèi wèi
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尉缭
wèi liáo
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