妓
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prostitute
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Dict coverage rank #2,609 U+5993
How 妓 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A working 支 woman 女; 支 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
prostitute · Heisig RSH #1891
女 woman + branch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 妓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名妓 | míng jì | famous courtesan |
| 角妓 | jué jì | courtesan |
| 妓女 | jì nǚ | prostitute; hooker |
| 军妓 | jūn jì | military prostitute |
| 妓院 | jì yuàn | brothel; whorehouse |
| 男妓 | nán jì | male prostitute; (old) pimp |
| 营妓 | yíng jì | military prostitute |
| 招妓 | zhāo jì | to hire a prostitute |
| 舞妓 | wǔ jì | (loanword) maiko; apprentice geisha |
| 妓馆 | jì guǎn | brothel |
| 艺妓 | yì jì | geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] |
| 妓寨 | jì zhài | brothel |
| 召妓 | zhào jì | to hire a prostitute |
| 雏妓 | chú jì | underage prostitute |
| 嫖妓 | piáo jì | to visit a prostitute |
| 娼妓 | chāng jì | prostitute |
| 狎妓 | xiá jì | (old) to visit prostitutes |