The highest rank of company officer in the army, air force, or marines, ranking above [[中尉|中尉|zhong1 wei4]] and below [[少校|少校|shao4 xiao4]]; also used for a lieutenant in the navy.

a military rank above [[少尉|少尉|shao4 wei4]] and below [[上尉|上尉|shang4 wei4]]; first lieutenant in the army or lieutenant junior grade in the navy

The lowest rank for a commissioned officer in the military, below [[中尉|中尉|zhong1 wei4]]; specifically a second lieutenant in an army or air force, or an ensign in a navy.

a middle-ranking military officer in ancient China; later used as a title for lower-ranking guards or officials

A supreme government official in charge of military affairs in ancient China, ranking as one of the Three Ducal Ministers along with the [[丞相|丞相|cheng2 xiang4]] and [[御史大夫|御史大夫|yu4 shi3 da4 fu1]]; the highest military rank during the Song Dynasty, later used as an honorary title for military officers

military official rank in imperial China, lower than a general but higher than a commandant

two-character surname; famously associated with the Tang Dynasty general [[尉迟恭|尉遲恭|yu4 chi2 gong1]]

A military rank below a [[少尉|少尉|shao4 wei4]] and above a [[上士|上士|shang4 shi4]]

The chief judicial officer in imperial China, first established during the Qin dynasty as one of the Nine Ministers; the office was in charge of the central prison and legal proceedings

Military rank for a senior captain; one rank above [[上尉|上尉|shang4 wei4]].

(585-658) A famous general instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty; one of the two historical figures (along with [[秦叔宝|秦叔寶|qin2 shu1 bao3]]) who serve as the prototype for traditional Chinese door gods.

An official title from the Qin to Sui dynasties in charge of guarding the palace gates; one of the [[九卿|九卿|jiu3 qing1]] in the Han dynasty

A junior military officer, typically including the ranks of captain, first lieutenant, and second lieutenant

Weishi county in Kaifeng [[开封|開封|kai1 feng1]], Henan province

Weishi county in Kaifeng, Henan province

Yuli County or Lopnur County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang

Yuli county (Lopnur) in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang; also written as [[尉犁县|尉犁縣|yu4 li2 xian4]]

(idiom) A military title allegedly created by Cao Cao during the Han dynasty for officials tasked with looting tombs to fund the army; in modern popular fiction, it refers to a professional tomb raider

(bound form) an official in charge of public security and military affairs at the county level in imperial China; often served as an entry-level post for successful imperial examination candidates during the Tang dynasty

A famous military strategist and advisor from the Warring States period who served the first Qin emperor; he is the credited author of the [[尉缭子|尉繚子|wei4 liao2 zi5]], one of the seven military classics of ancient China.

One of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China, possibly written by [[尉缭|尉繚|wei4 liao2]] during the Warring States Period; it covers political and economic aspects of warfare and is part of the [[武经七书|武經七書|wu3 jing1 qi1 shu1]] collection.

(variant form) to comfort or soothe someone in distress

Painter from the Kingdom of Khotan during the Tang Dynasty who introduced Central Asian artistic techniques to China; known for his lifelike three-dimensional Buddhist figures and flowers, he was often referred to as "Little Yuchi" to distinguish him from his father [[尉迟跋质那|尉遲跋質那|yu4 chi2 ba2 zhi4 na4]]

Khotanese painter during the Sui and early Tang dynasties known as the elder Yuchi

(historical) a title for an official in charge of judicial sentencing and court reviews, used during the Han dynasty

historical military title in imperial China, specifically one of the five colonels of the Northern Army during the Han Dynasty

army captain; a military rank

an army officer of junior rank, below the rank of captain

commandant of the imperial horses, an official title that later became the standard designation for the husband of a princess

military rank or title for a commander of the elite cavalry in imperial China

(archaic) a title for a cavalry commandant or cavalry captain in ancient China