variant of 婕妤; Han Dynasty imperial consort title
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial consort title (variant of 婕妤); palace lady of high rank
archaicRefers to a specific rank of imperial consort during the Han Dynasty, third only to the Empress (皇后) and the Imperial Concubine (夫人). The characters 倢 and 伃 are orthographic variants of 婕 and 妤 respectively. Historically famous figures include Ban Jieyu (班婕妤), a consort of Emperor Cheng of Han.
Jié倢
yú伃
shì是
Hàn汉
dài代
nǚ女
guān官
zhōng中
de的
zuì最
gāo高
chēng称
hào号
zhī之
yī一
。
Jiéyú was one of the highest titles for female officials in the Han Dynasty.
Bān班
Jié倢
yú伃
yǐ以
xián贤
dé德
zhù著
chēng称
yú于
shǐ史
shū书
。
Ban Jieyu was renowned in historical records for her virtue and wisdom.
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Jié倢
yú伃
yǔ与
jié婕
yú妃
shí实
wéi为
tóng同
yī一
nǚ女
guān官
chēng称
hào号
de的
yì异
tǐ体
xiě写
fǎ法
。
Jiéyú and Jiéyú are actually variant character forms of the same imperial consort title.