嫂 sǎo sister-in-law
sister-in-law; elder brother's wife
怎么记住“嫂”: 女 woman + 叟 old man = sister-in-law. The woman beside my brother smiles, and when Grandpa, a curious old man, asks who she is, I introduce my sister-in-law.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
嫂 = 女 woman + 叟 old man
- 女 woman meaning
- 叟 old man sound
The woman beside my brother smiles, and when Grandpa, a curious old man, asks who she is, I introduce my sister-in-law.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the woman gives the meaning and the old man the sound.
用法
- Elder brother's wife: 嫂子 (sǎozi) / 嫂嫂 sister-in-law.
- Also a polite address for a married woman around one's own age: 大嫂 (dàsǎo) 'sister/ma'am' to a peer's wife or a friendly stranger.