妻子
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 2
妻子 (qīzi) · wife
妻子 (qīzi) means “wife”. It is written with 2 characters: 妻 (wife) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 妻子 is built
The characters
妻 qī · wife
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的妻子是医生。Tā de qīzi shì yīshēng.His wife is a doctor.
你妻子在哪儿工作？Nǐ qīzi zài nǎr gōngzuò?Where does your wife work?
Questions about 妻子
What does 妻子 mean?
妻子 (qīzi) means “wife”.
How do you pronounce 妻子?
妻子 is pronounced qīzi.
Which HSK level is 妻子?
妻子 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 夫妻fūqīhusband and wife
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
Learn 妻子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.