懂中文 Dong Chinese

姐

jiě

elder sister

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

且 sound component

且  Sound component

qiě

  

moreover

Evolution

姐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

姐  

jiě

elder sister, young lady; older sister

Most common words with 姐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

小姐

miss

姐姐

older sister

姐

older sister

姐妹

sisters

大姐

big sister