妾

qiè

concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

Ancient forms

3 forms
  1. Oracle boneShang
  2. BronzeWestern Zhou
  3. Small sealQin–Han
  4. 妾RegularToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

qiè qie4
  1. concubine
  2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

Words with 妾

  • 纳妾nàqièto take a concubine
  • 臣妾chénqiè(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
  • 妻妾qīqièwives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
  • 姬妾jīqièconcubine
  • 宠妾chǒngqièfavored concubine
  • 侍妾shìqièconcubine
  • 妾侍qièshìmaids and concubines
  • 宠妾灭妻chǒngqièmièqīfavor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)

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