姊 (zi2 | zi3) : elder sister

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姊

zi2

zi3

elder sister; sister

synonym: 姐

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

姊

This word has been viewed 3875 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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姊妹 zi2 mui6; zi2 mui6*2 zi3 mei4 = sisters; bridesmaids

大姊 daai6 zi2 = eldest sister

堂姊妹 tong4 zi2 mui6 tang2 zi3 mei4 = father's brother's daughters; paternal female cousin

大姑姊 daai6 gu1 zi2*1 da4 gu1 zi3 = term of address for an old woman

七姊妹 cat1 zi2 mui6*2 = Rosa multiflora (seven sisters rose); the Pleiades cluster of stars

姊姊 zi2 zi2 zi3 zi3 = older sister

姊弟戀 zi2 dai6 lyun2 zi3 di4 lian4 = a romantic relationship between a girlfriend who is older than her boyfriend

姊妹團 zi2 mui6 tyun4 zi3 mei4 tuan2 = bride's party 粵

七姊妹道 cat1 zi2 mui6*2 dou6 = Tsat Tsz Mui Road

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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: 姊
Unicode code for this character: U+59ca (off-site link)

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