嬸 meaning and stroke order
Father's younger brother's wife
How to write 嬸, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 嬸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wife of father's younger brother
How 嬸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 審 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 嬸
嬸 combines 女 (woman) on the left with 審 (shěn) on the right, which gives the sound. Think of the woman in the family who shares the shěn sound: your father's younger brother's wife.
嬸 is mostly used doubled as 婶婶 (shěnshen), the word for the wife of your father's younger brother. It is also used as a polite way to address a married woman around your parents' age, as in 大婶 (dàshěn). Example: 我婶婶很会做饭。(Wǒ shěnshen hěn huì zuò fàn.) My aunt is a great cook.
Common mistake: Learners often use 婶婶 for any aunt. Your mother's sister is 阿姨 (āyí) or 姨妈 (yímā), and your father's older brother's wife is 伯母 (bómǔ). Also note the second shen in 婶婶 is said in the neutral tone.
Common words with 嬸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 嬸嬸 | shěnshen | wife of father's younger brother; aunt |
Questions about 嬸
How many strokes are in 嬸?
嬸 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嬸 mean?
嬸 (shěn) means father's younger brother's wife. A common word with it is 婶婶 (shěnshen), meaning "wife of father's younger brother; aunt".
How do you pronounce 嬸?
嬸 is pronounced shěn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 嬸?
The radical of 嬸 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 嬸 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 嬸?
嬸 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 婶, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the husband of 婶婶 called?
He is 叔叔 (shūshu), your father's younger brother. Together they are often called 叔叔婶婶.
Why does 嬸 look different from 婶?
嬸 is the traditional form and 婶 is the simplified form used in mainland China. The simplified form replaces 審 with 审, which is the simplified version of the same sound component.