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Meaning of 闺

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(Trad.: 閨)
Pinyin: guī
English Definition: small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women
Chinese Definition:
①上圆下方的小门:闺门。闺阃(内室)。
②旧时指女子居住的内室:深闺。闺阁。闺女。闺秀。闺范。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (gate) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
闺秀 guī xiù well-bred young lady
深闺 shēn guī lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir
闺房 guī fáng lady's chamber; boudoir; harem
大家闺秀 jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house
闺阁 guī lady's chamber
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Example Sentences
1
When I was in high school, all my girlfriends wanted to get jobs here. And I wanted to be what they were searching for.
2
So on a whim my viola-playing girlfriend and I decided to put a quartet together.
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Why, sir, she is my late master's daughter: Catherine Linton was her maiden name.
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And a day out with friends was also likely to cost more money than with their husbands, with women admitting that their friends encourage them to treat themselves more.
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She seems to be a very nice girl though nobody really knows much about her because she keeps herself( very much)to herself.