嫡

dí

Meaning

(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶[shu4])

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Characters

嫡díwife, wife's child女啇

Words with this character

嫡出 dí chū born of the wife 嫡传 dí chuán handed down in a direct line from the founder 嫡母 dí mǔ father's wife 嫡亲 dí qīn closely related by blood 嫡堂 dí táng having the same paternal grandfather but different father 嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent 嫡子 dí zǐ son, esp. the eldest son, of the wife