Memory phrase for the character: 尉

尉

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Meaning

military officer

Pronunciation

wèi

Explanation

 From left: buttock seen from the side 尸, to show 示, skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic
 
This buttocks shows a skillful hand: that's an officer.

Radicals

尉 military officer
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
示 to show, altarShows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. As a body part this is the forearm 肘. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".




 Vocabulary

上尉 shàng wèi  captain (military rank)
都尉 dū wèi  military rank
大尉 dà wèi  captain (army rank); senior captain
 

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