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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 三妻四妾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 79,834 51,311

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
妻 qī- (bound form) wife
妻 qì- to marry off (a daughter)
四 sì- four
- 4
妾 qiè- concubine
- I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

Other Words Containing 三妻四妾

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo