p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards Sign in

嫂

sǎo
noun #85,762

Meanings

  1. 1 older brother's wife; sister-in-law
  2. 2 (polite address for) a married woman of one's own generation

Examples

我嫂子做菜很好吃。
Wǒ sǎozi zuòcài hěn hǎochī.
My sister-in-law cooks really well.
隔壁的王嫂待人很热心。
Gébì de Wáng sǎo dài rén hěn rèxīn.
Sister Wang next door is very kind to people.

Tips

usage
嫂 basically means an older brother's wife (嫂子 / 大嫂). It is also a friendly way to address any married woman of roughly one's own generation, like "ma'am."

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman; female
The woman radical 女 on the left marks this as a word for a female family member.
phonetic
叟 sǒu
old man; elder
On the right 叟 supplies the sound, shifted from sǒu to sǎo. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

Stroke Order

嫂 sǎo