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姊 - zǐ

elder sister

elder sister

How to read 姊

Click 姊 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishelder sister
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

姊丈 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 姊夫. Please read 姊妹 one more time.

Common words with this character

older sister's husband
older sister's husband
sisters; sister
older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 姊 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 姊丈 and 姊夫 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 姊.