妻兒 qī'ér wife and children Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qī'ér wife and children 妻 qī noun wife (bound form) wife; a man's legal spouse; appears in words like 妻子 qīzi and 夫妻 fūqī儿 兒 ér noun child (bound form) child; youth; young personqī'ér wife 妻 qī noun wife (bound form) wife; a man's legal spouse; appears in words like 妻子 qīzi and 夫妻 fūqī儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.