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姒

sì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the wife of an elder brother; an ancient clan name

Examples

HSK 2
大禹的姓是姒。
Dà Yǔ de xìng shì Sì.
Yu the Great's clan name was Si.

Tips

history
姒 is a literary, archaic word with two senses: an elder brother's wife (paired with 娣, a younger brother's wife), and an ancient clan name - most famously the clan of 大禹 and the Western Zhou beauty 褒姒. Not used as a common word today.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman; female
The 'woman' on the left marks 姒 as a kinship term and clan name for women; it is the indexing radical.
phonetic
以 yǐ
by means of; phonetic element
The right side 以 supplies the sound for 姒.

Stroke Order

姒 sì