嫡

dí

(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 (shù))

Meaning

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(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 shù)

嫡子dízǐson, esp. the eldest son, of the wife (contrasted with 庶子 (shù zǐ))
嫡出díchūborn of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)
嫡传díchuánhanded down in a direct line from the founder
嫡系díxìdirect line of descent
嫡母dímǔfather's wife (term used by the children of a concubine to address their father's primary wife)
嫡亲díqīnclosely related by blood
嫡堂dítánghaving the same paternal grandfather but different father