嫡

first wife, direct bloodline

嫡 is composed of 女 (woman) and 啇 (essence). 啇 conveys the authority of a monarch's words, implying legitimacy and orthodoxy. Thus, 嫡 is used to denote the legal, principal wife or the offspring born to her.

Vocabulary of 嫡

嫡子 (son of first wife)
嫡親 (closely related by blood)
嫡系 (direct line of descent)

Classification

Radical: 女
Etyma: 帝

first wife, direct bloodline

Vocabulary of 嫡

Classification

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