妻 — Chinese character
妻
qī
wife
- Pinyin
- qī
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 十 彐 女
- Formation
- ideographic — A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐
- Japanese
- 妻 as a kanji
Common words with 妻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 人妻 | rén qī | married woman; wife (as a social role) |
| 前妻 | qián qī | ex-wife; late wife |
| 妻儿 (妻兒) | qī ér | wife and child |
| 未婚妻 | wèi hūn qī | fiancée |
| 娇妻 (嬌妻) | jiāo qī | lovely wife |
| 娶妻 | qǔ qī | to take a wife; to get married (man) |
| 妻妾 | qī qiè | wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem |
| 妻小 | qī xiǎo | wife and children; (old) wife |
| 一夫多妻 | yī fū duō qī | polygyny |
English words written with 妻
妻 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 41 · Zhuangzi 15 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
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