漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
妃: queen, princess
JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
女 carries the meaning · 己 gives the sound
6 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ヒhi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 妃ひprincess; consort
- 王妃おうひqueen (consort); empress (consort)
- 皇太子妃こうたいしひcrown princess
- 妃殿下ひでんかprincess; Her Royal Highness
Also read きさき, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 己 family reads キ (ki); 妃 is read ヒ.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side妃 queen · 女
vs包 wrap · 勹In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fēi
Same form: 妃 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 妃 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 妃 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fēi most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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