CHINESE CHARACTER

妻 (qī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

qī

wife

HSK 28 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

女

Primary radical

女 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 妻.

十 · 彐 · 女

Visible components

妻 is decomposed as ⿱⿻十彐女.

STROKES · 8

Write 妻 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 妻

妻子qīzi

HSK 2 · wife and children; wife

夫妻fūqī

HSK 3 · husband and wife; married couple

Examples using 妻

妻子

他有一个妻子和两个孩子要养活。

Tā yǒu yí gè qī zǐ hé liǎng gè hái zi yào yǎng huó。

He has a wife and two young children to provide for.

夫妻

这对夫妻手牵手走路。

Zhè duì fū qī shǒu qiān shǒu zǒu lù。

The couple is walking hand in hand.

FAQ

What does 妻 (qī) mean in Chinese?

wife

How do you write 妻 in stroke order?

妻 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 妻?

女 is the radical in 妻. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 妻?

妻子 (qīzi): wife and children; wife; 夫妻 (fūqī): husband and wife; married couple.