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shǒu jié
v. (in old Chinese) to remain loyalty or remain one's integrity; (of a woman) to remain unmarried or preserve chastity after the death of her husband or her betrothed
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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jiù shí, fù nǚ yào wèi zhàng fu shǒu jié
phr. In old times, women were required to remain loyal and unmarried for their deceased husbands.