How to write 卿

卿 【qīng】 [名] 1. 古代高级官名：三公九卿。卿相。 (A minister or a high official in ancient times: there were six high officials before the Han Dynasty, nine during the Han, and minor officials in later dynasties.) 2. 古代对人敬称，如称荀子为“荀卿”。 (An honorific address for people in ancient times, such as calling Xunzi "Xunqing".) 3. 自中国唐代开始，君主称臣民。 (A form of address for ministers by emperors since the Tang Dynasty.) 4. 古代上级称下级、长辈称晚辈。 (An address from superiors to subordinates or from elders to juniors in ancient times.) 5. 古代夫妻互称：卿卿我我（形容男女间非常亲昵）。 (A term of endearment used between husband and wife in ancient times: term of intimacy describing a very affectionate relationship.) 6. 姓。 (A surname.) 7. 通“庆”。祥瑞，福泽。 (Can also mean "blessing" or good fortune, an auspicious sign.) 引: 1. 《说文》：卿，六卿。天官冢宰、地官司徒、春官宗伯、夏官司马、秋官司寇、冬官司空也。 ("Shuowen": There are six high officials, including the Grand Minister of Heavenly Affairs, Minister of Earthly Affairs, and others.) 2. 《礼记·王制》：诸侯之上大夫卿。 注:上大夫曰卿。 (From "Book of Rites": The Minister above the lords is called an 'qing'.) 3. 《管子·揆度》：卿大夫豹饰。 (From "Guanzi": Ministers and the nobility wear leopard patterns.) 例: 又如:卿相(指中央行政机构的长官)；卿贰(侍郎的别称，次于九卿的少卿。清代一般为三品到五品的虚衔) (For example, "qingxiang" refers to the head of central administrative agencies; "qing’er" is a title for a deputy minister below the nine high officials, typically ranks three to five in the Qing Dynasty.)