姐
older sister
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,447 U+59D0
How 姐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
女 (semantic, “woman”) + 且 (phonetic, qiě)
How to remember it
older sister · Heisig RSH #1344
女 woman + shelves
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 且
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 且 (qiě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 且 sound component | qiě | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb) |
| 组 | zǔ | to form, to assemble; section, department |
| 助 | zhù | to help, to aid, to assist |
| 祖 | zǔ | ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname |
| 粗 | cū | rough, think; coarse, rude |
| 阻 | zǔ | to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose |
| 咀 | zuǐ | to suck; to chew |
| 疽 | jū | ulcer, carbuncle, abscess |
| 趄 | qiè | weak, lame |
| 蛆 | qū | maggot |
| 狙 | jū | monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush |
| 苴 | jū | hemp; sack-cloth |
| 诅 | zǔ | to curse; to pledge, to swear |
| 殂 | cú | dead; to die |
| 沮 | jǔ | to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated |
| 龃 | jǔ | irregular teeth; discord |
| 徂 | cú | to advance, to go; to; die |
| 雎 | jū | osprey, fish hawk; to hold back |
| 驵 | zǎng | excellent horse, noble steed |
Words containing 姐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空中小姐 | kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě | stewardess; air hostess |
| 世界小姐选美 | Shì jiè Xiǎo jie Xuǎn měi | Miss World Beauty Pageant |
| 大姐大 | dà jiě dà | female gang leader; the top woman in her field; doyenne; matriarch |
| 大姐头 | dà jiě tóu | (Tw) female gang leader; female boss; big sister |
| 大小姐 | dà xiǎo jie | eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young wom… |
| 花大姐 | huā dà jiě | common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫[piao2 chong2] |
| 坐台小姐 | zuò tái xiǎo jiě | bar girl; professional escort |
| 表姐夫 | biǎo jiě fu | husband of older female cousin via female line |
| 大姐 | dà jiě | big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman sl… |
| 一姐 | yī jiě | (coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, … |
| 学姐 | xué jiě | senior or older female schoolmate |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 家姐 | jiā jiě | (polite) my older sister |
| 堂姐夫 | táng jiě fu | husband of older female cousin via male line |
| 空姐 | kōng jiě | abbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess; air hostess; female flight attendant |
| 援交小姐 | yuán jiāo xiǎo jie | girl who engages in enjo-kōsai; see also 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4] |
| 姐夫 | jiě fu | (coll.) older sister's husband |
| 三陪小姐 | sān péi xiǎo jie | female escort; bar girl |
| 表姐 | biǎo jiě | older female cousin through a female relative |
| 师姐 | shī jiě | senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher |