Rank 2072IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

嫂 - sǎo

older brother's wife; sister-in-law

older brother's wife; sister-in-law

How to read 嫂

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinsǎo
Englisholder brother's wife; sister-in-law
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

嫂嫂 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 嫂子. Please read 兄嫂 one more time.

Common words with this character

older brother's wife; sister-in-law; sister
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
elder brother and his wife
wife of older male cousin via male line

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 嫂.