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姘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
姘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
姘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
姘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

姘 Stroke Order — How to Write 姘

Stroke Order

姘 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

姘 Radical and Character Components

Components:女并

姘 is an ideographic compound. An affair 并 with a woman 女; 并 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 女 + 6 more strokes

姘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • pīn

Meanings of 姘 in Chinese

1

pīn姘

Refers to an illicit cohabitation or an extramarital affair, often used in phrases like 'pīn jū' (illicit cohabitation) or 'pīn tóu' (illicit lover/partner).
他被发现与有夫之妇姘居，这在小镇上引起了不小的议论。
He was found to be cohabiting illicitly with a married woman, which caused quite a stir in the small town.

Common Words and Phrases with 姘

1
pīn姘fū夫
a man who has an illicit sexual relationship; a lover (of a married woman)
她的丈夫发现她与姘夫长期保持不正当关系，最终选择了离婚。
Her husband discovered she had been in a long-term illicit relationship with her paramour and eventually chose to divorce.
2
pīn姘fù妇
mistress
他偷偷在外面养了个姘妇，被妻子发现了。
He secretly kept a mistress, and his wife found out.
3
pīn姘jū居
To cohabit, typically in an illicit relationship or without legal marriage.
他听说她和别的男人姘居了，心里很不是滋味
He heard that she was cohabiting with another man as lovers and felt quite upset.
4
pīn姘shí识
To cohabit as lovers; to form an illicit sexual relationship outside of marriage.
那对男女长期姘识，最终被各自的家人发现。
That man and woman had been engaged in a long-term illicit affair, which was eventually discovered by their respective families.
5
pīn姘tou头
A paramour, a person with whom someone is having a non-marital sexual relationship.
他的妻子发现了丈夫和姘头来往的证据。
His wife discovered evidence of her husband's involvement with his illicit lover.

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Questions about 姘

What does 姘 mean in Chinese?

姘 (pīn) means “Refers to an illicit cohabitation or an extramarital affair, often used in phrases like 'pīn jū' (illicit cohabitation) or 'pīn tóu' (illicit lover/partner)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 姘?

姘 is pronounced pīn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 姘 have?

姘 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 姘?

姘 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 女. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 姘?

The radical of 姘 is 女, and 姘 is an ideographic compound.