Memory phrase for the Kanji: 姐
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姐 |
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Meaning
| elder sister
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Pronunciation |
jiě |
Explanation |
Left: woman 女, right: furthermore 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.) |
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(From a child's point of view) The woman as tall as a stone-pile is my elder sister.
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Radicals
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女
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woman | The character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips? |
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且
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and; moreover; yet | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 小姐 |
xiǎo jie |
young lady; miss |
| 姐姐 |
jiě jie |
older sister |
| 姐姐 |
jiě jie |
older sister |
| 唉姐 |
āi jiě |
granny (dialect) |
| 窑姐儿 |
yáo jiěr |
a prostitute |
| 窑姐儿 |
yáo jiěr |
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