In the Li Sao, the poet's elder sister is called Nü Xu.
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Not used in modern Chinese; the standard simplified form is 媭. It is best known from 女嬃 in Qu Yuan's Li Sao, traditionally read as the poet's elder sister, and as an old Chu word for 'elder sister'.
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Classical and dialectal only — found in early poetry and old names, never in speech.
