zào

簉

Character · AdjectiveTraditional造

secondary; subsidiary; concubine

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

secondary; subsidiary; (of a wife) concubine

archaic

Literary/archaic usage found in classical Chinese texts, particularly in the compound 造室 referring to a concubine or secondary wife, as opposed to 正室 (principal wife). This usage is obsolete in modern Mandarin.

zào造
shì室

concubine; secondary wife (archaic)

zhèng正
shì室
yǔ与
zào造
shì室

the principal wife and the concubine (archaic distinction)

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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
 ，
zào造
shì室
zhǐ指
qiè妾
 ，
jí即
zhèng正
shì室
zhī之
wài外
de的
cè侧
shì室
 。

In ancient times, 造室 referred to a concubine, that is, a secondary wife besides the principal wife.