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妓

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prostitute

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How 妓 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A working 支 woman 女; 支 also provides the pronunciation

components: 女 支

How to remember it

prostitute · Heisig RSH #1891

女 woman + branch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 妓

WordPinyinMeaning
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