Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "嫠", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "嫠", and master the standard way of writing the character "嫠".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 嫠
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "嫠" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
嫠:
1. 寡妇 (Widow)
- 寡妇:~妇。~节(refers to the moral standards of widows in feudal society; a widow does not remarry after her husband dies)。~不恤纬 (metaphor for being worried about the state and forgetting the family).
2. 【引】(Reference)
- 《左传·襄公二十五年》: 嫠也何害,先夫当之矣。 (What harm is there in a widow? She is already matched by her late husband.)
- 苏轼《赤壁赋》: 舞幽壑之潜蛟,泣孤舟兮嫠妇。 (Dancing the hidden dragon of the deep ravine, weeping alone in the boat is the widow.)
3. 【例】(Example)
- 嫠人 (Widow); 嫠家 (Title a widow calls herself); 嫠妇 (Widow); 嫠节 (The moral standards of a widow); 嫠独 (Widows and widowers); 嫠忧 (Metaphor for being worried about the state); 嫠辍纬 (Distressed about the state).
嫠 means "widow" and specifically refers to a woman whose husband has died, with connotations linked to her loyalty and moral standing in historical contexts.