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尉缭

Wèi Liáo

2-character word Traditional 尉繚

What 尉缭 means

1. Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang {秦始皇|Qín Shǐ huáng}, possible author of the Wei Liaozi {尉缭子|Wèi Liáo zi} text on military strategy

The characters in 尉缭

• 尉wèimilitary officer
• 缭liáoto wind round; to sew with slanting stitches

Words starting with 尉缭

• 尉缭子Wèi Liáo ziWei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书

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