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The character 妾 is an ideogrammic compound of 辛 (a tattooing or branding tool used on criminals or captives) over 女 (woman). It originally meant a female slave, war captive, or servant bound through penal labor. Its definition later shifted to denote a concubine or secondary wife. In classical Chinese, it also functioned as a humble first-person pronoun used by women when addressing husbands or superiors, expressing subordination.
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妾身真的不明白。
她是王爷的妾。
古代男子可以娶妻纳妾。
妾室在古代家庭中地位较低。
这位妾侍非常受将军宠爱。
如果妾犯了错，可能会被赶出家门。
尽管妾的地位不如正妻，但有些妾也能获得权力。
在封建社会，妾的子女通常没有继承权。