Keyword
wife
- Frequency
- #804
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
qī100%
Mnemonic
A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
妻子
wife and children
妻子
wife
夫妻
husband and wife; married couple
妻
(bound form) wife
人妻
married woman; wife (as a social role)
前妻
ex-wife; late wife
妻儿
wife and child
未婚妻
fiancée
娇妻
lovely wife
娶妻
to take a wife; to get married (man)
妻妾
wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem
妻小
wife and children; (old) wife
一夫多妻
polygyny
贤妻
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
妻离子散
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
老夫老妻
long-married couple
妻室
wife
贤妻良母
a good wife and loving mother
亡妻
one's late wife
三妻四妾
(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
一夫一妻
monogamy
夫妻店
family-run shop
发妻
first wife
妻管严
henpecked male