Chinese Character 嫂 (sou2 | sao3 {sao5} | sao5 {sao3} ) : the wife of one's elder brother

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嫂
sou2 sao3 {sao5} \| sao5 {sao3}
the wife of one's elder brother Stroke count: 13 Level: 3 Radical: 女 (#38) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
嫂
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 10th Nov 2008
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阿嫂 aa3 sou2 = sister-in-law (brother's wife); polite way of addressing a friend's wife 粵嫂子 sou2 zi2 sao3 zi5 = older brother's wife 國大嫂 daai6 sou2 da4 sao3 = sister-in-law which is eldest brother's wife 家嫂 gaa1 sou2 = daughter-in-law 粵北嫂 bak1 sou2 = an aging mainland woman working in HK as a hostess or prostitute 粵堂嫂 tong4 sou2 tang2 sao3 = paternal elder male cousin's wife
Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嫂
Unicode code for this character: U+5AC2 (off-site link)

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