shěn
noun #32,086

Meanings

  1. 1 aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
  2. 2 (used to address) an older married woman of one's parents' generation

Examples

Wǒ shěn jīnnián wǔshí suì le.
My aunt is fifty this year.
Lǐ shěn zhù zài gébì.
Aunt Li lives next door.

Tips

culture
Specifically the wife of 叔叔 (shūshu, father's younger brother). Chinese kinship is precise: 伯母 (bómǔ, wife of father's elder brother), / 婶婶 / 婶子 (wife of father's younger brother), 舅妈 (jiùmā, wife of mother's brother), 姑妈 (gūmā, father's sister) — all 'aunt' in English. Also used as a friendly form of address ( 'Aunt Li') for any older neighbor woman.

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