Usage of the character 妾
qiè
妾
[妾]
- concubine
- I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
nàqiè
纳妾
[納妾]
- to take a concubine
chǒngqiè
宠妾
[寵妾]
- favored concubine
jīqiè
姬妾
[姬妾]
- concubine
chénqiè
臣妾
[臣妾]
- (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
- (archaic) male and female slaves
- subjects (of a ruler)
qīqiè
妻妾
[妻妾]
- wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
- harem
qièshì
妾侍
[妾侍]
- maids and concubines
shìqiè
侍妾
[侍妾]
- concubine
chǒngqièmièqī
宠妾灭妻
[寵妾滅妻]
- favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife