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廷尉
Simplified
廷尉
Traditional
廷尉
Pinyin
tíng wèi
Definition
chief judicial officer in imperial China
他在史书写廷尉
Tā zài shǐshū xiě tíng wèi
He is written as the tīng wèi in the history books
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廷
尉
廷
廴
+
壬
廴
Part
yǐn
go
壬
Part
rén
ninth heavenly stem
Appears in characters like:
建
延
廷
尉
𫵖
+
寸
𫵖
Part
character part
寸
Part
cùn
inch
Appears in characters like:
尉
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尉缭
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校尉
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