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Kanji Detail for 姬 - "lady, concubine, surname, princess"
姬
- Meaning
姬 means "lady, concubine, surname, princess."
Lady - A noblewoman; an honorific for women.
Concubine - A secondary wife.
Surname - The royal surname of the Zhou dynasty.
Princess - An honorific for women; a noble's daughter.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
beauty; imperial concubine
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Ji; family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046–256 BC)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
beauty; imperial concubine
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An honorific for women. Such as 姬姜. The Ji surname was Zhou's royal house; the Jiang surname was Zhou's maternal relatives. Hence used as a term for noble ladies. | A concubine. Generally called 姬妾, meaning favored women.
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