01372 Chinese character of 姐 and pronounce ze1

The Chinese word【姐】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes relatives or relationships. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Sister or female elder. Explanation: (1) Refers to a female sibling who was born before oneself. Meaning “sister”. Such as: “elder sister”. (2) Refers to a woman of the same generation who is older than oneself. Meaning “sister”. For example: “cousin”, “Sister Li”, “senior sister”. (3) A general term for women. For example: “Miss”.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【姐】:jiě

Cantonese Jyutping of 【姐】:ze1/ze4/ze2

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【姐】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【姐】, for example:Describing relatives or relationships , It mainly means sister or female elder. .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【姐】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【姐姐、阿姐】(Mandarin Pinyin:jiě jiě 、ā jiě/ Cantonese Jyutping:ze2 ze2 、aa3 ze2)

This character has a total of 8 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


姐姐總是照顧弟弟的學習。

The elder sister always takes care of her younger brother’s study.


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