Dong Chinese dictionary

fēi

wife

Depicts a woman (女) and a man (卩) together.

Components

女 Iconic component

nǚ, rǔ

woman

卩 Iconic component

jié

person kneeling

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 卩 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fēi

wife, spouse; imperial concubine

Most common words with 妃

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	妃	imperial concubine
	王妃	princess (in Europe)
	贵妃	senior concubine
	妃子	imperial concubine
	杨贵妃	Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環\|杨玉环[YángYùhuán] or Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[TángXuánzōng], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂\|安史之乱[AnShǐzhīLuàn]

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.850-851