Memory phrase for the character: 尉

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From left: buttock seen from the side 尸, to show 示, skillful hand 寸

This buttocks shows a skillful hand: that's an officer.

尉	military officer
尸	buttocks in side view	This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
示	to show, altar	Shows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".

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上尉	shàng wèi	captain (military rank)
都尉	dū wèi	military rank
大尉	dà wèi	captain (army rank); senior captain
大尉	dà wèi

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