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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yìng, shèng
Cantonese: jing6
JapaneseKun: OKURU TSUKISOHI OKURIME OKURIBITO
JapaneseOn: YOU
Korean: ING

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a maid who accompanies bride to her new home; to escort; a concubine

CE-Dict: maid escorting bride to new home/concubine

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to escort ladies to the harem of a newly married wife
2.to present as a gift

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】 媵
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤以證切,音孕。【說文】送也。【釋文】古者同姓娶夫人,則同姓二國媵之。【釋名】三品曰姬,五品曰媵。【左傳·成八年】凡諸侯嫁女,同姓媵。 又飮爵亦曰媵。【儀禮·燕禮】主人媵爵于賓。【註】先飮一爵,後一爵從之也。 又凡送皆曰媵。【楚辭·九歌】波滔滔兮來迎,魚鱗鱗兮媵子。 又寄物爲媵。本作𦩩。【揚子·方言】𦩩,寄也。从月。俗从月,非。 一作𠊶。月字从冂內冫。
考證:〔【楚辭·九歌】彼滔滔兮來迎。〕 謹照原文彼改波。

CF-Dict: servante accompagnant la jeune mariée dans sa nouvelle maison