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HSK 6
嫂
sǎo
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife
🔤 Pictophonetic:
女 (woman) provides meaning, 叟 provides pronunciation
Words Using 嫂 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
嫂子
sǎozi
(coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
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嫂子
sǎozi
(coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
大嫂
dàsǎo
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
大嫂
dàsǎo
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
嫂嫂
sǎosao
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
嫂嫂
sǎosao
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
嫂
sǎo
older brother's wife / sister-in-law
嫂
sǎo
older brother's wife / sister-in-law
舅嫂
jiùsǎo
wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
舅嫂
jiùsǎo
wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
兄嫂
xiōngsǎo
elder brother and his wife
兄嫂
xiōngsǎo
elder brother and his wife
军嫂
jūnsǎo
serviceman's wife / wives of military personnel
军嫂
jūnsǎo
serviceman's wife / wives of military personnel
家嫂
jiāsǎo
(polite) my sister-in-law
家嫂
jiāsǎo
(polite) my sister-in-law
月嫂
yuèsǎo
woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
月嫂
yuèsǎo
woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
空嫂
kōngsǎo
married stewardess of mature age
空嫂
kōngsǎo
married stewardess of mature age
Component Breakdown
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⿰女叟
i
Component Tree i
sǒu
叟
old man; elder
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