姐 jiě
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
姐妹
jiěmèi
sisters
Characters in this word
妹 mèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她们是姐妹。 Tāmen shì jiěmèi. They are sisters.
- 我有两个姐妹。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge jiěmèi. I have two sisters.
- 姐妹常聊天。 Jiěmèi cháng liáotiān. Sisters often chat.