Hanja Analyzer
妃

妃 — bi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
왕비 비
Romanization
bi
English
wife, spouse; imperial concubine
Mandarin
fēi
Japanese on'yomi
ヒ, ハイ, イ, ヘ
Japanese kun'yomi
きさき
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,752 of 2,500
Strokes
6
Radical
女 (38, 3 residual)
Phonetic component
己
Unicode
U+5983

Parts that make up 妃

  • 女 계집 녀 팔을 모으고 꿇어앉은 여자여자와 집안의 관계
  • 己 몸 기sound 굽어 감긴 끈자기 자신. ‘기’ 계열의 소리

How 妃 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 妃 as a ideographic compound involving 女, 卩.

Korean example words with 妃

  • 왕비王妃 Korean gloss: 임금의 아내
  • 황비皇妃 Korean gloss: 황제의 아내
  • 비빈妃嬪 Korean gloss: 비(妃)와 빈(嬪)을 아울러 이르는 말
  • 왕대비王大妃 Korean gloss: 살아 있는, 선왕(先王)의 비
  • 번비藩妃 Korean gloss: 제후의 비.
  • 차비次妃 Korean gloss: 둘째 왕후.
  • 궁비宮妃 Korean gloss: 임금의 아내.
  • 왕세손비王世孫妃 Korean gloss: 왕세손의 아내
  • 후비后妃 Korean gloss: 임금의 아내.
  • 원비媛妃 Korean gloss: 아리따운 여자.
  • 옥비玉妃 Korean gloss: 옥같이 어여쁜 후궁.
  • 길비吉妃 Korean gloss: 어질고 좋은 비(妃).

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 妃

  • 妃ひ princess; consort
  • 王妃おうひ queen (consort); empress (consort)
  • 皇太子妃こうたいしひ crown princess
  • 妃殿下ひでんか princess; Her Royal Highness
  • 皇妃こうひ empress; queen
  • 公妃こうひ noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke
  • 寵妃ちょうひ favourite concubine
  • 妃嬪ひひん emperor's wife and concubines; emperor's female attendant
  • 正妃せいひ legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort
  • 親王妃しんのうひ Imperial princess
  • 王太妃おうたいひ crown princess
  • 白衣明妃びゃくえみょうひ Pandara

Characters sharing the phonetic 己

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “비”

Other hanja with radical 女

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