Usage of the character 嫡
dí
嫡
[嫡]
- (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 (shù))
dímǔ
嫡母
[嫡母]
- father's wife (term used by the children of a concubine)
dítáng
嫡堂
[嫡堂]
- having the same paternal grandfather but different father
díchuán
嫡传
[嫡傳]
- handed down in a direct line from the founder
dízǐ
嫡子
[嫡子]
- son, esp. the eldest son, of the wife (contrasted with 庶子 (shùzǐ))
díxì
嫡系
[嫡系]
- direct line of descent
- under one's personal command
- school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine
díqīn
嫡亲
[嫡親]
- closely related by blood
díchū
嫡出
[嫡出]
- born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)