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婢

bì

Meanings

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bì
  1. 1.slave girl
  2. 2.maid servant

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.female slave
  2. 2.Self-designation used by females in ancient China: your servant

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *peʔ, *beʔ): semantic 女 + phonetic 卑 (OC *pe). May also be considered a ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 女 (“woman”) + semantic 卑 (“low, inferior”), especially in light of its etymology. Endoactive of 卑 (bēi, “low, inferior”) (i.e., what is low, what is inferior). Possible allofam of 嬖 (bì, “favorite person, favorite concubine”).

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Stroke order

Components

婢女卑

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Derived terms

僮婢呼奴使婢女婢奴婢奴脣婢舌奴唇婢舌奴顏婢睞奴颜婢睐奴顏婢膝奴颜婢膝婢作夫人婢僕婢仆婢女婢妮婢妾婢子婢學夫人婢学夫人婢膝奴顏婢膝奴颜媵婢官婢家生婢灶下婢爨婢童婢老婢賤婢贱婢

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Related words

奴婢 slave servant佣婢 servant girl婢女 slave girl织当访婢 if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist奴颜婢膝 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning耕当问奴，织当访婢 if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist