內戚 nèiqī imperial concubines Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents nèiqī imperial concubines 内 內 nèi imperial court (bound form) the palace; the inner sanctum of the imperial court戚 qī noun relative (bound form) relative; kin; family membernèiqī paternal relatives 内 內 nèi locative inside inside; within; inner; internal; specifically refers to the interior or domestic domain as opposed to the exterior or foreign domain; often used in spatial or temporal contexts戚 qī noun relative (bound form) relative; kin; family member