| 嫡 |
dí xì | direct line of descent / under one's personal command / school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine |
| 嫡 |
dí | (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶) |
| 系 |
xì | to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) |
| 系 |
xì | system / department / faculty |
| 系 |
jì | to tie / to fasten / to button up |
| 系 |
xì | to connect / to arrest / to worry |