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妻 qī

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妻 qī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qī | qi1
English translation
wife
to marry off (a daughter)

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About 妻 qī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

妻 qī

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A woman 女 nǚ  holding a broom 十 shí in her hand 彐 jì

Etymology of 妻 qī

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿻十彐女

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand grabbing a woman's hair. In ancient China, women of marriagable age wore hairpins (compare with 每 měi ).

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Example sentences using 妻 qī

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他 tā 有幸 yǒu xìng 娶 qǔ 到 dào 如此 rú cǐ 一 yī 位 wèi 贤 xián 妻 qī .

He is blessed in having such a good wife.

史密斯 Shǐ mì sī 先生 Xiānsheng 要 yāo 娶 qǔ 鲁滨逊小姐 xiǎojie 为 wéi 妻 qī .

Mr. Smith is taking Miss Robinson in marriage.

他 tā 最终 zuì zhōng 要 yāo 娶 qǔ 她 tā 为 wéi 妻 qī .

He will end by marrying her.

他 tā 娶 qǔ 她 tā 为 wéi 妻 qī .

He got her for his wife.

他 tā 渴望 kěwàng 娶 qǔ 她 tā 为 wéi 妻 qī .

He is desirous of her hand in marriage.

Words with 妻 qī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
妻子 qīzǐ wife妻子 qīzǐ
夫妻 fū qī husband and wife夫妻 fū qī
妻 qī wife妻 qī
前妻 qián qī ex-wife前妻 qián qī
未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée未婚妻 wèi hūn qī
妻儿 qī ér wife and child妻兒
贤妻良母 xián qī liáng mǔ a good wife and loving mother賢妻良母
妻妾 qī qiè harem妻妾 qī qiè
娶妻 qǔ qī to take a wife娶妻 qǔ qī
妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn a family wrenched apart (idiom)妻離子散
妻室 qī shì wife妻室 qī shì
发妻 fà qī first wife髮妻
夫妻店 fū qī diàn family-run shop夫妻店 fū qī diàn
夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù
封妻荫子 fēng qī yìn zǐ (of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles封妻蔭子
露水夫妻 lù shuǐ fū qī a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship露水夫妻 lù shuǐ fū qī

妻 qī Decomposition & Compounds

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妻 qī Decomposition

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妻 qī Compounds

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  • 妻 qī
    • 凄 qī , 棲 qī , 萋 qī , 郪 qī , 啛, 悽 qī , 捿, 淒 qī , 緀, 褄, 霋, 鶈
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