懂中文 Dong Chinese

嬪

pín

court lady

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 賓 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

賓 sound component

賓  Sound component

bīn

  

guest

Evolution

嬪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嬪 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
嬪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

嫔 (嬪) 

pín

court lady; palace maid; imperial concubine

Most common words with 嬪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嫔

imperial concubine

嫔妃

imperial concubine

妃嫔

imperial concubine