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<WL>妻 [qī] (妻子 qīzi) wife, a man's spouse (夫妻 ‘man and wife’); 未婚妻 fiancée@@ [qì] 以女嫁人; 娶女子为配偶; 奸淫; (HDC:) 妻略, 妻娶 | <WL>妻 [qī] (妻子 qīzi) wife, a man's spouse (夫妻 ‘man and wife’); 未婚妻 fiancée@@ [qì] 以女嫁人; 娶女子为配偶; 奸淫; (HDC:) 妻略, 妻娶 | ||
The Shuōwén Seal form of 妻() qī ‘(legal/primary/honored) wife’ combines 女(𠨰) nǚ ‘woman’, 屮() chè ‘sprout’ (phonosemantic), and 彐(又) yòu ‘hand’ (右); the combination of 屮 and 又 here is said to be as in 事(𠭏) shì ‘official duties/rank’, in which 史(㕜) shǐ ‘history/tradition’: attendant to the rank/honor of the formal/legal/primary wife are certain traditional duties, the maintenance of a certain demeanor, tending the household, child rearing; formerly wr. 𡜌(𡜽), the upper part was 贵/貴(䝿) ‘basket full of cowries’ (abbrev.), a necklace for the precious wife, i.e. 蒉/蕢(𧂟) kuì ‘straw basket’, 𠀐(臾); the honored woman/wife carries the basket full of cowries on her head (as part of her jewelry-making duties), managing household finances. | The Shuōwén Seal form of 妻() qī ‘(legal/primary/honored) wife’ combines 女(𠨰) nǚ ‘woman’, 屮() chè ‘sprout’ (phonosemantic), and 彐(又) yòu ‘hand’ (右); the combination of 屮 and 又 here is said to be as in 事(𠭏) shì ‘official duties/rank’, in which 史(㕜) shǐ ‘history/tradition’: attendant to the rank/honor of the formal/legal/primary wife are certain traditional duties, the maintenance of a certain demeanor, tending the household, child rearing; formerly wr. 𡜌(𡜽), the upper part was 贵/貴(䝿) ‘basket full of cowries’ (abbrev.), a necklace for the precious wife, i.e. 蒉/蕢(𧂟) kuì ‘straw basket’, 𠀐(臾); the honored woman/wife carries the basket full of cowries on her head (as part of her jewelry-making duties), managing household finances. | ||
| + | Compare: 𪗍(𠬎) qí ‘of the same rank/level’, in which 妻 qī (phonosemantic); husband and wife are co-equals. | ||
Compare: 娄/婁(𡡼𡜰) lóu ‘hollow/empty/idle’, 数/數(𢿘) shǔ/shù ‘count/number’. | Compare: 娄/婁(𡡼𡜰) lóu ‘hollow/empty/idle’, 数/數(𢿘) shǔ/shù ‘count/number’. | ||
Compare: 支(𠬢) tāo (挑), 鼓(𡔷) gǔ ‘drum’; 支(𠬥) zhī ‘branch’; 丈() zhàng (杖). | Compare: 支(𠬢) tāo (挑), 鼓(𡔷) gǔ ‘drum’; 支(𠬥) zhī ‘branch’; 丈() zhàng (杖). | ||
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