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The character 尉 is a compound whose early form depicted a hand pressing down on fabric with an implement. Its modern structure combines 寸 (hand) on the right with a left component deriving from earlier elements suggesting a person performing an action. Originally meaning "to iron or smooth cloth", this sense was later assigned to the character 熨. Subsequently, 尉 was phonetically borrowed to denote a military rank, serving for centuries as a title for various officers, commanders, and certain bureaucratic officials.
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我哥哥是陆军中尉。
尉迟先生是我们的老师。
那位尉官很年轻。
他被晋升为上尉了。
尉官们在会议室开会。
在军队中，尉级军官负责指挥小队。
尉迟家族在历史上很有名。
经过严格训练，他终于成为了特种部队的尉官。