sǎo = s + ao3
older brother's wife / sister-in-law
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How to pronounce 嫂

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.

= s initial

Socrates.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

嫂 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
sǒu = s + ou3
old gentleman / old man
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female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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Characters with 嫂 as component

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

(coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law / CL:個|个[ge4]
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

Sentences with 嫂

嫂 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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sǎo

older brother's wife / sister-in-law

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