妓
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prostitute
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 妓
- Common rank
- #2,608
- Unicode
- U+5993
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Formation & memory
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Words with 妓
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名妓 | famous courtesan | |
| 角妓 | courtesan | |
| 妓女 | prostitute; hooker | |
| 军妓 | military prostitute | |
| 妓院 | brothel; whorehouse | |
| 男妓 | male prostitute; (old) pimp | |
| 营妓 | military prostitute | |
| 招妓 | to hire a prostitute | |
| 舞妓 | (loanword) maiko; apprentice geisha | |
| 妓馆 | brothel | |
| 艺妓 | geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] | |
| 妓寨 | brothel | |
| 召妓 | to hire a prostitute | |
| 雏妓 | underage prostitute | |
| 嫖妓 | to visit a prostitute | |
| 娼妓 | prostitute | |
| 狎妓 | (old) to visit prostitutes |