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| Wei | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 尉 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | úy | ||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 위 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 尉 | ||||||||
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Wei is acompany-grade officer rank used in someEast Asian militaries, includingChina,Taiwan,North Korea andSouth Korea.
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed byhaijun (simplified Chinese:海军;traditional Chinese:海軍;lit. 'naval force') orkongjun (simplified Chinese:空军;traditional Chinese:空軍;lit. 'air force').
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Pinyin | Dàwèi | Shàngwèi | Zhōngwèi | Shǎowèi |
| Literal translation | Great officer | Upper officer | Middle officer | Lower officer |
 PLA Ground Forces[1] | Used only 1955–1965 |  |  |  |
 PLA Navy[1] |   |   |   | |
 PLA Air Force[1] |  |  |  | |
 PLA Rocket Force | | | | |
 PLA Aerospace Force | | | | |
 PLA Cyberspace Force | | | | |
 People's Armed Police[1] | | | | |
| 大尉 Da wei | 上尉 Shang wei | 中尉 Zhong wei | 少尉 Shao wei | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
| Rank group | Junior officers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | Siōng-ùi | Tiong-ùi | Siáu-ùi |
| Literal translation | Upper officer | Middle officer | Lower officer |
 Republic of China Army[2] |  |  |  |
 Republic of China Military Police[2] |  |  |  |
 Republic of China Navy[2] |  |  |  |
 Republic of China Air Force[2] |  |  |  |
 Republic of China Marine Corps[2] |  |  |  |
| 上尉 Siōng-ùi | 中尉 Tiong-ùi | 少尉 Siáu-ùi | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | ||
| Wi | |
| Hangul | 위 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Wi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wi |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | 대위 | 상위 | 중위 | 소위 |
| Hanja | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Romanization | Taewi | Sangwi | Chungwi | Sowi |
| Literal translation | Great rank | Upper rank | Middle rank | Lower rank |
 Korean People's Army Ground Force[3] |  |  |  |  |
| Senior captain | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |
 Korean People's Navy[3] |  |  |  |  |
| Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | |
 Korean People's Army Air Force[3] |  |  |  |  |
| Senior captain | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |
| 대위 Taewi | 상위 Sangwi | 중위 Chungwi | 소위 Sowi | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | 대위 | 중위 | 소위 | 준위 |
| Hanja | 大尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 | 准尉 |
| Romanization | Daewi | Jungwi | Sowi | Junwi |
| Literal translation | Great rank | Middle rank | Small rank | Given rank |
 Republic of Korea Army[4] |  |  |  |  |
| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
 Republic of Korea Navy[5] | .svg) | .svg) | .svg) | .svg) |
| Translation[6] | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | Warrant officer |
 Republic of Korea Air Force |  |  |  |  |
| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
 Republic of Korea Marine Corps |  |  |  |  |
| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
| 대위 Daewi | 중위 Jungwi | 소위 Sowi | 준위 Junwi | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Đại úy | Thượng úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy |
| Chữ Hán | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Literal translation | Grand officer | Upper officer | Middle officer | Smaller officer |
 Vietnam People's Ground Force[7] |  |  |  |  |
 Vietnam People's Navy[7] |  |  |  |  |
 Vietnam People's Air Force[7] |  |  |  |  |
 Vietnam Border Guard[7] |  |  |  |  |
 Vietnam Coast Guard[7] |  |  |  |  |
| Vietnam Cyberspace Operations[7] | | | | |
| President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Defence Force[7] | | | | |
| Native name | Đại úy | Thượng úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
| Rank group | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Đại úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy | Chuẩn úy |
| Chữ Hán | 大尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 | 准尉 |
| Literal translation | Grand officer | Middle officer | Smaller officer | Quasi-officer |
 Army of the Republic of Vietnam(1967-1975)[8] |  |  |  | .svg) |
| Translation[8] | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
 Republic of Vietnam Navy(1967-1975)[8] |  |  |  | .svg) |
| Translation[8] | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Commissioned warrant officer |
 Republic of Vietnam Marine Division(1967-1975) |  |  |  | .svg) |
| Translation | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
 Republic of Vietnam Air Force(1967-1975)[8] |  |  |  | .svg) |
| Translation[8] | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
| Native name | Đại úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy | Chuẩn úy |
| Rank group | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||
Ranks used inChinese character-using countries
