娌 (lǐ): (in 妯娌) the wives of brothers;…

Meanings

她们是妯娌，一起分担家务。

Tāmen shì zhóuli, yìqǐ fēndān jiāwù.

As sisters-in-law they share the housework together.

跟妯娌处好需要耐心。

Gēn zhóuli chǔ hǎo xūyào nàixīn.

Getting on with one's brothers' wives takes patience.

usage

Bound form — 娌 appears only as the second syllable of 妯娌 (where it is toned down to a light 娌), the kinship word for women married to brothers.

radical

女 nǚ

woman

Left side is the woman radical 女, marking a female kinship term paired with 妯.

phonetic

里 lǐ

inside; sound element

Right side 里 supplies the reading lǐ exactly — a clean phonetic.

娌 lǐ