mèi

younger sister

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

未 sound component

  Sound component

wèi

  

not yet

Evolution

妹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
妹 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
妹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妹 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
妹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mèi

younger sister

Most common words with 妹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

妹妹

younger sister

younger sister

姐妹

sisters

妹子

girl

兄妹

brother(s) and sister(s)