尉迟恭

尉遲恭

Yùchí Gōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yuchi Gong (585–658), early Tang general better known as Yuchi Jingde, one of the two classic door gods

Characters

first character of the surname Yuchi

second character of the surname Yuchi

Examples

HSK 6

门神画上的黑脸将军一般是尉迟恭。

Ménshén huà shàng de hēiliǎn jiāngjūn yìbān shì Yùchí Gōng.

The dark-faced general in door-god pictures is usually Yuchi Gong.

HSK 7-9

尉迟恭是唐太宗手下的猛将。

Yùchí Gōng shì Táng Tàizōng shǒuxià de měngjiàng.

Yuchi Gong was a fierce general under Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Tips

usage

尉迟 is a two-character surname read Yùchí. 尉 on its own is wèi, as in 上尉 'captain'. Stories usually call him by his courtesy name, 尉迟敬德.

history

He went over to Li Shimin, and in the Xuanwu Gate Incident of 626 he killed 李元吉. Legend says he and 秦琼 stood guard at the door of the sleepless emperor, who then had their portraits pasted on the palace gates instead.

Stroke Order

尉 wèi

迟 chí

恭 gōng