sǎo

sister-in-law

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

叟 sound component

  Sound component

sǒu

  

old man

Evolution

嫂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嫂 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
嫂 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
嫂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

sǎo

sister-in-law, elder brother's wife; older brother's wife; sister-in-law

Most common words with 嫂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嫂子

sister-in-law

sister-in-law

大嫂

sister-in-law

嫂嫂

sister-in-law

军嫂

serviceman's wife