Memory phrase for the character: 嫂


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Meaning older brother's wife, sister-in-law

Pronunciation

sǎo

Explanation

Left: woman , right: old gentleman (supports himself with hands E, on a stick , which serves as 3rd hand .)

Mnemonic


 
The woman of the old gentleman is that sister-in-law.

Radicals

womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
old gentleman, old manDoes he support himself with three hands (E, , ) on his walking stick ? - (Or does he have a walker?)
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 Vocabulary

大嫂 dà sǎo  older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
嫂子 sǎo zi  (informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
嫂嫂 sǎo sao  older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
嫂嫂 sǎo sao  older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
嫂嫂 sǎo sao  


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