| 尉缭子 |
Wèi Liáo zi |
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
| 尉 |
Wèi |
surname Wei |
| 尉 |
wèi |
military officer |
| 尉 |
yù |
used in 尉迟 and 尉犁 |
| 尉缭 |
Wèi Liáo |
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 text on military strategy |
| 缭 |
liáo |
to wind round / to sew with slanting stitches |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |