校尉

xiàowèi
military officer

CEDICT

Homographs

校尉 jiàowèi

Entry Composition

1 校 xiào
  1. (bound form) school; college
  2. (bound form) (military) field officer
2 尉 wèi military officer

Containing this entry

摸金校尉 mōjīnxiàowèi (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
司隸校尉 sīlìxiàowèi
驍騎校尉 xiāojìjiàowèi

Related entries

尉 wèi military officer
校官 xiàoguān
  1. military officer
  2. ranked officer in Chinese army, divided into 大校, 上校, 中校, 少校