妻
妻 (qī) · wife
妻 (qī) means “wife”. It is made of 十 + 彐 + 女 and has 8 strokes.
Break 妻 into its parts
What 妻 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 彐 jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 女 nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
妻 stroke order
Example sentences with 夫妻
他们夫妻俩都是老师。Tāmen fūqī liǎ dōu shì lǎoshī.The husband and wife are both teachers.
这对夫妻开了一家小饭馆。Zhè duì fūqī kāi le yī jiā xiǎo fànguǎn.This married couple opened a small restaurant.
Words with 妻
Also built with ⿻
- 两liǎngtwo
- 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 争zhēngto argue
- 亲qīnone's own (blood relation)
- 免miǎnto spare
- 制zhìsystem
- 啬sèmiserly
- 奉fèngto offer
- 展zhǎnto open
- 弟dìyoung brother
- 承chéngto undertake
- 更gèngmore
Quick facts
| Pinyin | qī |
|---|---|
| Meaning | wife |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 女 (woman, #38) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 妻
What does 妻 mean?
妻 (qī) means “wife”.
How many strokes does 妻 have?
妻 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 妻?
The radical of 妻 is 女 (nǚ, “woman”), Kangxi radical number 38.
What parts make up 妻?
妻 is made of 十 (ten) and 彐 (snout) and 女 (woman).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.