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尉

wèi
#2,122 most
frequent character
military officer

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尉 brings together a patient, two stones, fire, and a hand. The stones were heated to treat an illness. Later 'military rank' was borrowed for the sound, not from this picture.

尉 as a component in other characters

sound3 characters
慰蔚熨

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Same Characters, Different Readings

尉Wei4
surname Wei
尉yù
used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4chi2] and 尉犁[Yu4li2]

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Homophones

HSK 3
位wèi
position, location, place, seat
HSK 5
胃wèi
stomach
HSK 5
畏wèi
to fear
慰wèi
to comfort, to console, to reassure
魏wèi
tower over a palace gateway (old)