少尉 shàowèi second lieutenant Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 少 shào noun young young; youthful; (bound form) junior rank in the military尉 wèi noun military officer (bound form) military officer or official rank below major and above sergeant, such as 上尉 shàngwèi or 中尉 zhōngwèi