qì妻
妻
literary
verb
Meaning of 妻
妻 means to marry a woman to (someone). Pronounced qì.
- to marry a woman to (someone)
Character Info
Radical女
Strokes8
Components
女
十
又
Stroke Order
妻
Definitions & Examples
Fù父
mǔ母
yù欲
qì妻
zhī之
，
bǐ彼
gù固
cí辞
bù不
shòu受
。
His parents wanted to marry him to her, but he firmly refused.
Xī昔
zhě者
，
yǒu有
shì士
jiāng将
qì妻
qí其
nǚ女
yú于
lín邻
。
Once, a scholar was going to marry his daughter to a neighbor.
Jūn君
qì妻
zhī之
yǐ以
gōng公
zhǔ主
，
yǐ以
shì示
róng荣
chǒng宠
。
The ruler married a princess to him to show honor and favor.
Xiāng乡
rén人
qì妻
qí其
mèi妹
yú于
fù富
shāng商
。
A villager married his younger sister to a wealthy merchant.
Bǐ彼
suī虽
pín贫
，
rén人
réng仍
yuàn愿
qì妻
zhī之
。
Although he is poor, people still want to marry their daughters to him.