娣
Meanings
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- 1.wife of a younger brother
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Wiktionary
- 1.younger of two women married to a man; (in general) concubine of a man
- 2.younger sister
- 3.wife of husband's younger brother
- 4.mother's younger sister
- 5.a surname
- 6.Used in female given name to symbolize parents' hope that she will have a younger brother.
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *diːlʔ, *diːls): semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 弟 (OC *diːlʔ, *diːls, “young family member”). Same word as 弟 (OC *diːlʔ, *diːls, “younger brother”).
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