妻 qī · qì

HSK 4Character2 readings

(bound form) wife

Radical: 女
Strokes: 8
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 十彐女
Traditional: 妻
Frequency: #1049 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qīMain reading qìRare reading

qī

qi1Main readingHSK 4

(bound form) wife CC-CEDICT

Words that use “妻” as qī

夫妻fū qīhusband and wifeWordHSK 4 妻子qī zǐwifeWordHSK 4 丧妻sàng qīto be bereaved of one's wifeWord 亡妻wáng qīone's late wifeWord 人妻rén qīmarried womanWord 休妻xiū qīto repudiate one's wifeWord 前妻qián qīex-wifeWord 发妻fà qīfirst wifeWord

qì

qi4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qī.

to marry off (a daughter) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 妻

Draw “妻” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

我的妻子很漂亮。
wǒ de qī zi hěn piào liang
My wife is very pretty.
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他是我的妻。
tā shì wǒ de qī
She is my wife.
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我爱你,妻。
wǒ ài nǐ, qī
I love you, wife.
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Same radical 女

All characters with 女 →

她tā 好hǎo 女nǚ 如rú 始shǐ 妈mā 媽mā 委wěi 威wēi 婚hūn 妹mèi 姆mǔ

妻

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