妻
qī
(bound form) wife
hand (彐) + hair (十) + woman (女) = wife taken by hand
The ancient form shows a hand (彐) grabbing hair (十, originally representing hair) and pulling a woman (女) — depicting the act of taking a bride. This archaic image of capture by the hand encodes the institution of marriage from an ancient cultural lens.
他的妻子是一名老师。
tā de qī zi shì yī míng lǎo shī。
His wife is a teacher.
他把这件事告诉了妻子。
tā bǎ zhè jiàn shì gào su le qī zi。
He told his wife about this matter.
Words with 妻
妻妾
qī qiè
wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
贤妻
xián qī
(old) perfect wife
妻子
qī zǐ
wife and children
妻子
qī zi
wife
未婚妻
wèi hūn qī
fiancée
遗妻
yí qī
widow
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
露水夫妻
lù shuǐ fū qī
a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship
霸妻
bà qī
to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself
发妻
fà qī
first wife
一夫一妻
yī fū yī qī
monogamy
一夫多妻
yī fū duō qī
polygamy