姊
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zǐ · elder sister

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 姊

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Example sentences

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Tā shì wǒ de zǐ mèi.她是我的姊妹。

She is my sister.

Source: Tatoeba #825891 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hé wǒ de táng zǐ mèi dìng hūn le.他和我的堂姊妹订婚了。

He got engaged to my cousin.

Source: Tatoeba #1450523 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān shì wǒ zǐ zǐ de shēng rì.今天是我姊姊的生日。

Today is my sister's birthday.

Source: Tatoeba #836437 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu sān gè zǐ mèi.我有三個姊妹。

I have three sisters.

Source: Tatoeba #13971960 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiōng dì zǐ mèi?你有沒有兄弟姊妹?

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Source: Tatoeba #556668 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu duō shǎo gè xiōng dì zǐ mèi?你有多少個兄弟姊妹?

How many siblings do you have?

Source: Tatoeba #350682 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 姊 in context

  1. Say zǐ, then recall the core meaning: elder sister.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 家姊 (jiā zǐ), meaning “my sister”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 姊 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.