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妓
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prostitute

HSK 10
Human →Relations
jì
ギ、キ
わざおぎ、うたいめ
기
A working 支 woman 女; 支 also provides the pronunciation
Components
女 woman+ 支 offshoot =
妓 prostitute
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
支 Meaning component
zhī offshoot
disperse, pay
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl妣 one's deceased mother
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
妓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妓 [jì]
prostitute
Japanese
妓 ぎ 同音
noun geisha
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
妓女 [jì​nǚ] #2,052
prostitute
妓院 [jì​yuàn] #8,377
brothel
娼妓 [chāng​jì] #16,204
prostitute
艺妓 [yì​jì] #21,152
geisha (Japanese female entertainer)
艺妓 [yì​jì] #21,152
geisha (Japanese female entertainer)
嫖妓 [piáo​jì] #44,435
to visit a prostitute
狎妓 [xiá​jì] #63,173
(old) to visit prostitutes
军妓 [jūn​jì]
military prostitute
名妓 [míng​jì]
famous courtesan
妓寨 [jì​zhài]
brothel
11 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 歌舞伎 [かぶき] #24,410
kabuki
売れっ子 [うれっこ] #27,472
popular figure
芸妓 [げいぎ] #39,024
geisha
舞妓 [まいこ] #40,169
maiko
妓楼 [ぎろう] #64,809
brothel
伎女 [ぎじょ] #68,024
woman entertainer
娼妓 [しょうぎ] #72,861
prostitute
名妓 [めいぎ] #104,516
famous geisha
新子 [しんこ] #107,429
very young fish (esp. a konoshiro gizzard shad)
雛妓 [すうぎ] #108,940
child geisha
13 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
기생 #38,996
gisaeng; Korean female entertainer
기녀
ginyeo; Korean female entertainer