Keyword
sister-in-law
- elder brother's wife
- Frequency
- #2564
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
sǎo
Mnemonic
女 (woman) gives the meaning and 叟 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嫂子
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
大嫂
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
嫂
(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
嫂嫂
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
兄嫂
elder brother and his wife
军嫂
wife of a serviceman; soldier's wife
表嫂
wife of older male cousin via female line
堂嫂
wife of older male cousin via male line
贝嫂
nickname for Victoria Beckham