媵

yìng

Meanings

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yìng

1.maid escorting bride to new home
2.concubine

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Wiktionary

1.maid who accompanies a bride to her new home
2.to accompany; to escort
3.bridesmaid
4.concubine

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs): phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 女 (“woman”).

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Components

媵月龹女

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Derived terms

妾媵媵侍媵妾媵婢媵御媵臣

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Related words

媵侍 concubine (old)