妃

fēi
#2,569 most
frequent character
imperial concubine

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

妃 uses 女 'woman' as its picture part and 己 jǐ for the sound. The sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant 'spouse'; from there it grew to 'imperial concubine'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
非fēi
non-, not-, un-, abbr. for Africa 非洲
飞fēi
fly
菲fēi
luxuriant (plant growth)

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