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