Meaning
wife; to marry off (a daughter)
Chinese: 妻子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 妻 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 妻子qī zǐwife and children
- 夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
- 人妻rén qīmarried woman; wife (as a social role)
- 发妻fà qīfirst wife
- 同妻tóng qī(neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
Example Sentence
他和妻子结婚已经十年了。Tā hé qī zi jié hūn yǐ jīng shí nián le.He and his wife have been married for ten years.
他Tāhe和héand妻子qī ziwife and children结婚jié hūnto marry已经yǐ jīngalready十shíten年niányear了le(completed action)。