yìng

a maid who accompanies bride to her new home

Components
朕 sound component

  Sound component

zhèn

  

pronoun 'I'

女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

woman

Evolution

媵 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
媵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
媵 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
媵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yìng

a maid who accompanies bride to her new home; to escort; a concubine; maid escorting bride to new home; concubine