姐

jiě

j+iě·3rd tone

older sister

Radical: 女 Strokes: 8 HSK 1

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

姐=女+且

Etymology

woman

Meanings

older sister

jiě

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Words with 姐 64 total

older sister · CL: gè姐姐jiě jie older sister's husband · brother-in-law姐丈jiě zhàng granny (dialect)唉姐āi jiě older female cousin through a female relative表姐biǎo jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 · stewardess · air hostess · female flight attendant空姐kōng jiě wife's elder sister · sister-in-law姨姐yí jiě (dialect) prostitute窑姐yáo jiě (coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)一姐yī jiě older female patrilineal cousin堂姐táng jiě big sister · elder sister · older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)大姐dà jiě (coll.) two sisters; two close female friends姐俩jiě liǎ (coll.) close female friend; sis (between female friends)姐们jiě men

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