妃 (fēi): imperial concubine
妃 (fēi) is a Chinese character meaning “imperial concubine.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 女 (woman). It ranks #2832 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- imperial concubine
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 王妃 | wáng fēi | princess (in Europe) |
| 妃子 | fēi zi | imperial concubine |
| 贵妃 | guì fēi | senior concubine |
| 嫔妃 | pín fēi | imperial concubine |
| 妃子笑 | fēi zi xiào | concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee |
| 后妃 | hòu fēi | imperial wives and concubines |
| 太妃糖 | tài fēi táng | (loanword) toffee |
| 贵妃床 | guì fēi chuáng | chaise longue |
| 贵妃醉酒 | guì fēi zuì jiǔ | The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera |
| 戴安娜王妃 | dài ān nà wáng fēi | Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) |
| 杨贵妃 | yáng guì fēi | Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] |
| 曹妃甸区 | cáo fēi diàn qū | Caofeidian, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 杨妃 | yáng fēi | see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1] |
| 湘妃竹 | xiāng fēi zhú | same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the te... |
| 妃嫔 | fēi pín | imperial concubine |
妃 appears in 16 compound words: 19 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这位妃士穿着得体，举止优雅大方。
zhè wèi fēi shì chuān zhe dé tǐ , jǔ zhǐ yōu yǎ dà fāng .
This lady was dressed appropriately and carried herself with grace and poise.
河北曹妃甸港区今年一季度货物吞吐量超1.38亿吨
hé běi cáo fēi diàn gǎng qū jīn nián yī jì dù huò wù tūn tǔ liàng chāo 1 . 3 8 yì dūn
Cargo throughput at the Caofeidian Port Area in Hebei exceeded 138 million tons in the first quarter of this year
面试竟成“选妃现场”!妹子遭酸皮肤黑、照骗 一票过来人...
miàn shì jìng chéng xuǎn fēi xiàn chǎng ! mèi zǐ zāo suān pí fū hēi , zhào piàn yī piào guò lái rén . . .
Job Interview Turns into a "Concubine Selection"! Woman Criticized for Dark Skin and "Photoshopped" Pictures—A Host of Experienced People...
面试牙医遭院长打枪“酸1句” 妹子愣:选妃?内行曝残酷真相
miàn shì yá yī zāo yuàn cháng dǎ qiāng suān 1 jù mèi zǐ lèng : xuǎn fēi ? nèi háng pù cán kù zhēn xiāng
Woman Stunned After Being Rejected by a Dental Clinic Director During Interview with a "Sarcastic Remark": "Is This a Royal Selection?" Insider Reveals the Brutal Truth
绿鬣蜥暴增2.5倍侵门踏户 陈亭妃促中央设应变小组锁定台南热区移除
lǜ 鬣 蜥 bào zēng 2 . 5 bèi qīn mén tà hù chén tíng fēi cù zhōng yāng shè yīng biàn xiǎo zǔ suǒ dìng tái nán rè qū yí chú
Green iguana population surges 2.5-fold, invading residential areas; Chen Ting-fei urges central government to establish a task force to identify and remove them from hotspots in Tainan
徐巧芯被控打伤陈亭妃获不起诉 高检署发回北检续查
xú qiǎo xīn bèi kòng dǎ shāng chén tíng fēi huò bù qǐ sù gāo jiǎn shǔ fā huí běi jiǎn xù chá
Hsu Chiao-hsin Cleared of Charges in Assault Case Involving Chen Ting-fei; High Prosecutors' Office Returns Case to Taipei District Prosecutors' Office for Further Investigation
Character Family
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