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嫂 sǎo

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嫂 sǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sǎo | sao3
English translation
older brother's wife
sister-in-law
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife

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About 嫂 sǎo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

嫂 sǎo

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 嫂 sǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女叟

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

叟 sǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 叟 sǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 嫂 sǎo

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大哥 dà gē 既然 jìrán 爱 ài 她 tā , 为什么 wèishénme 又 yòu 要 yāo 娶 qǔ 现在 xiànzài 的 de 大嫂 dà sǎo ?

Since Big Brother loved her, why did he marry Jui - chueh?

娶 qǔ 了 le 大嫂 dà sǎo 以后 yǐ hòu 为什么 wèishénme 又 yòu 依然 yīrán 想 xiǎng 着 zhāo 梅 méi 表姐 biǎo jiě ?

After marrying Jui - chueh why was he still thinking of Cousin Mei?

虎 hǔ 妞 niū 一把将 jiāng 他 tā 扯 chě 过去 guòqu , 好像 hǎoxiàng 老 lǎo 嫂子 sǎozi 疼爱 téngài 小叔 xiǎo shū 那样 nà yàng .

Tigress pulled him over, rather like an affectionate elder sister - in - law .

这 zhè 件 jiàn 难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ 的 de 事 shì 还是 háishi 让 ràng 胖 pán 嫂 sǎo 先 xiān 说穿了 le .

It was Fatso who first spoke of the unspeakable thing.

女佣 nǚ yōng 张 Zhāng 嫂 sǎo 连忙 liánmáng 盛 Shèng 了 le 两 liǎng 碗 wǎn 饭 fàn 来 lái .

A maid quickly served them bowls of rice.

Words with 嫂 sǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
嫂子 sǎozi sister-in-law嫂子 sǎozi
嫂 sǎo sister-in-law嫂 sǎo
大嫂 dà sǎo sister-in-law大嫂 dà sǎo
嫂嫂 sǎo sao sister-in-law嫂嫂 sǎo sao
军嫂 jūn sǎo serviceman's wife軍嫂
表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line表嫂 biǎo sǎo
兄嫂 xiōng sǎo elder brother and his wife兄嫂 xiōng sǎo
空嫂 kōng sǎo married stewardess of mature age空嫂 kōng sǎo

嫂 sǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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嫂 sǎo Decomposition

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