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娌

lǐ
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
跟妯娌处好需要耐心。
Gēn zhóuli chǔ hǎo xūyào nàixīn.
Getting on with one's brothers' wives takes patience.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

娌 lǐ