(qī zǐ) - wife in Mandarin
qīzǐTraditional: 妻子
HSK 4
#442 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
wife
Word origin
妻子 (qī zǐ) is built from 妻 (qī), 'wife', plus the noun suffix 子 (zǐ). The character 妻 shows the woman radical 女 with a hand grasping, an old image associated with taking a wife; 子, originally a pictograph of a child, here acts as a common disyllabic suffix.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 妻 (qī, wife, with 女 woman radical) + 子 (zǐ, suffix)
Stroke order
妻
子
Examples
深。
He deeply loves his wife.
。
He travels with his wife.
。
The wife is at home waiting for him to return.
。
His wife is a doctor.
寄封。
His wife sent him a letter.
妻子 (qī zǐ) - wife.
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