zǐ
elder sister
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 𠂔 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 姊
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
older sister | ||
(older and younger) sisters | ||
my sister | ||
father's sister's daughters | ||
paternal female cousin |
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