Memory phrase for the character: 妹

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mèi

left: woman 女, right: not yet, immature 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)

This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister.

女	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?
未	unripe, not yet	The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.

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妹妹	mèi mei	younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
妹妹	mèi mei	younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
姊妹	zǐ mèi	(older and younger) sisters
表姊妹	biǎo zǐ mèi	father's sister's daughters; maternal female cousin
表姊妹	biǎo zǐ mèi

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