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妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
妻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

妻 Stroke Order — How to Write 妻

Stroke Order

妻 is written in 8 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.

妻 Radical and Character Components

Components:十彐女

妻 is an ideographic compound. A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐.

Radical: 女 + 5 more strokes

妻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qī
  • qì

Meanings of 妻 in Chinese

1

qī妻

Wife; husband's spouse.
他经常帮助他的妻子做家务
He often helps his wife with household chores.
2

qì妻

To give a daughter in marriage; to marry off a daughter.
父母欲将女儿妻于富贵人家
The parents wished to marry their daughter off to a wealthy family.

Common Words and Phrases with 妻

1
qī妻dǎng党
wife's clan; wife's relatives
婚礼上，男方亲属和妻党都送上了真挚的祝福。
At the wedding, both the groom's relatives and the wife's family offered sincere blessings.
2
qī妻dì弟
wife's younger brother
我的妻弟是一位很有才华的画家，他画的风景画尤其出色。
My wife's younger brother is a very talented painter; his landscape paintings are particularly outstanding.
3
qī妻ér儿lǎo老xiǎo小
one's whole family, including wife, children, the old and the young
为了照顾好妻儿老小，他承担起所有的家庭责任。
To ensure the well-being of his entire family, he takes on all the household responsibilities.
4
qī妻jiù舅
wife's brother
我妻舅是个很有趣的人，我们每次见面都有很多共同话题。
My brother-in-law is a very interesting person; we always have a lot in common whenever we meet.
5
qī妻lí离zǐ子sàn散
A family broken up and scattered; wives separated from husbands and children dispersed.
一场突如其来的天灾，让许多家庭妻离子散，家园尽毁。
A sudden natural disaster caused many families to be separated and scattered, with their homes completely destroyed.
6
qī妻nú孥
wife and children
他努力工作，只为让妻孥过上更好的生活。
He works diligently just to ensure his wife and children have a better life.
7
qī妻shì室
Wife
他已到了适婚年龄，是时候为自己寻觅一位贤惠的妻室了。
He has reached marriageable age; it's time for him to find a virtuous wife.
8
qī妻xiǎo小
wife and children
他辛勤工作，只为了能让妻小过上更好的生活。
He works diligently solely to ensure his wife and children can have a better life.
9
qī妻zǐ子
wife
他深爱着他的妻子
He deeply loves his wife.

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Questions about 妻

What does 妻 mean in Chinese?

妻 (qī) means “Wife” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 妻?

妻 has 2 pronunciations: qī, qì.

How many strokes does 妻 have?

妻 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 妻?

妻 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 女. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 妻?

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