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qiè

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qiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiè | qie4
English translation
concubine

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About qiè

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

qiè

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A woman  branded  Xīn as a slave

Etymology of qiè

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

辛女

Explanation

Depicts a woman () with a damaged reputation ( Xīn is a pictograph of a tool used to tattoo the face of criminals as punishment).

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Words with qiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiè concubine qiè
妻妾 qī qiè harem妻妾 qī qiè
纳妾 nà qiè to take a concubine納妾

qiè Decomposition & Compounds

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