Chinese Character 妻 Meanings and components.

Form

妻

Meaning

妻 meaning[3] in English

Wife.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 妻 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , (肀) , and female (女)

Its radical[1] is: 女 (nv3) which means: Female, Woman, Daughter, .女nv3female

In cangjie it is written with JLV

How to write 妻

To write妻qi1wife you should write a combination of 一yi1one 肀yu4 , 女nv3female arranged in a 吕 shape:

一 + 肀 + 女 = 妻

妻 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 妻 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 妻, looks as follow:

妻
Pinyin:qi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Wife
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
肀
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:一
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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