妯 (zhóu) · (in 妯娌) the wives of brothers; sisters-in-law…

Meanings

1 (in 妯娌) the wives of brothers; sisters-in-law (to one another)

Characters

妯

zhóu

(in 妯娌) brothers' wives

Examples

HSK 7-9

两妯娌一直相处得很好。

Liǎng zhóuli yìzhí xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.

The two sisters-in-law have always gotten along well.

HSK 7-9

大家庭里，妯娌之间的纠纷很常见。

Dà jiātíng lǐ, zhóuli zhījiān de jiūfēn hěn chángjiàn.

Disputes between brothers' wives are common in big households.

Tips

usage

Bound form - 妯 occurs only in 妯娌, the specific kinship word for women married to brothers (your husband's brother's wife is your 妯娌).

Components

radical

女 nǚ

woman

Left side is the woman radical 女, fitting a female kinship term - the wives married into a set of brothers.

phonetic

由 yóu

from; sound element

Right side 由 is the sound element; the reading has drifted to 妯.

Stroke Order

妯 zhóu

Related Words

妯娌 zhóuli #60,835

wives of brothers (collectively); co-sisters-in-law

执法 zhífǎ HSK 7-9 #4,881

to enforce the law / law enforcement

法学院 fǎxuéyuàn #7,065

law school / faculty of law

折 zhē #4,804

to turn over; to tip over; to pour from one container to another / to toss about; to make a fuss; to keep redoing

治安 zhì'ān HSK 7-9 #3,019

law and order; public security / public order

执行 zhíxíng HSK 5 #1,772

to implement; to carry out; to execute / to enforce (a law, order, etc.)

此起彼伏 cǐqǐ-bǐfú HSK 7-9 #47,728

one after another; rising and falling in succession / one subsides as another rises

婆 pó #4,773

grandmother; old woman / mother-in-law (husband's mother)

法案 fǎ'àn #5,304

bill (proposed law) / legislative proposal

违法 wéifǎ HSK 5 #3,751

illegal; unlawful / to break the law