Character: 妻
Modern (Beijing) reading: qī
Preclassic Old Chinese: shǝ̄j
Classic Old Chinese: shǝ̄j
Western Han Chinese: shǝ̄j
Eastern Han Chinese: shǝ̄j
Early Postclassic Chinese: shǝ̄j
Middle Postclassic Chinese: shǝ̄j
Late Postclassic Chinese: shǝ̄j
Middle Chinese: chiej
English meaning : consort, wife
Russian meaning[s]: жена; [qì] женить на дочери
Comments: Also read (although attested only since Late Zhou) *shǝ̄j-s, MC chìej (FQ 七計), Pek. qì 'to marry, take as wife'.
Radical: 38
Four-angle index: 8800
Karlgren code: 0592 a-d
Shijing occurrences: 34.3, 57.1_
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