媵 Stroke Order

媵 [yìng] 1. In ancient times, it refers to accompanying a bride or the person who accompanies her. - Example: "妃嫔～嫱，王子皇孙，辞楼下殿，辇来于秦". - Translation: "Concubines accompany the princes and royal descendants as they leave the tower and descend to the hall, heading to Qin." 2. In ancient times, it referred to concubines and maidservants. - Example: "妾～。～侍". - Translation: "A concubine; serving maid." 3. To send or accompany. - Example: "波滔滔兮来迎，鱼邻邻兮～予." - Translation: "The waves roll in to greet me, as the fish accompany me." 4. (as a verb) - Original meaning: to accompany a bride, to send along with the marriage. - Character formation: Phonetic-ideographic, from '女' (woman) and '朕' (zhèn) sound. - Meaning: 1. To accompany. 2. To give or present. 5. (as a noun) - In ancient times, a person who accompanied or presented during a marriage. - Translation: bridesmaid. - In ancient times, a small wife. - Translation: concubine. - A humble person, a woman in service. - Translation: humble person. 6. (as a verb) - To send or present. - Example: "《尔雅》：媵，送也." - Translation: "In 'Erya': '媵' means to send." - Example: "《仪礼·士昏礼》：媵布席于奥." - Translation: "In 'Rites of Zhou: The Wedding': '媵' means to send." 7. Additional meanings: - A noun referring to ancient bridesmaids. - Example: "从衣文之媵七十人." - Translation: "Seventy women accompanying the embroidered clothes." - A small wife as a concubine. - Example: "且买妾纳媵，因聘为资." - Translation: "To purchase a concubine and accept her as a bride's dowry." - A humble servant woman. - Example: "媵人持汤沃灌." - Translation: "The maidservants carry soup and pour it out."