jiě = ji + e3
older sister
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How to pronounce 姐

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

姐 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiě = qi + e3
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
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female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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Characters with 姐 as component

姐 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 姐

young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
older sister / CL:個|个[ge4]
sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc)

Sentences with 姐

jiě
mèi
men
kuài
lái
 
 
zhè
yǒu
táo

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jiě

older sister

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