Keyword
wife
- wife's child
- Frequency
- #3981
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
dí
Mnemonic
女 (woman) gives the meaning and 啇 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嫡
(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 (shù))
嫡系
direct line of descent; under one's personal command; school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine
嫡传
handed down in a direct line from the founder
嫡子
son, esp. the eldest son, of the wife (contrasted with 庶子 (shùzǐ))
嫡亲
closely related by blood
嫡出
born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)
嫡堂
having the same paternal grandfather but different father
嫡母
father's wife (term used by the children of a concubine to address their father's primary wife)