sǎo

(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

woman (女) + elder (叟) = older brother's wife

The woman radical (女) marks this as a female family role. 叟, meaning an elderly man, mainly contributes the sound sǎo here rather than pointing to an old man.

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Elderly manPhonetic
WomanSemantic

我哥结婚了,我终于有子了。

wǒ gē jié hūn le,wǒ zhōng yú yǒu sǎo zi le。

My older brother got married, so I finally have a sister-in-law.

子做的菜很好吃,大家都喜欢。

tā sǎo zi zuò de cài hěn hǎo chī,dà jiā dōu xǐ huān。

His sister-in-law's cooking is very tasty, and everyone likes it.

Words with 嫂

兄嫂

xiōng sǎo

elder brother and his wife

堂嫂

táng sǎo

wife of older male cousin via male line

大嫂

dà sǎo

older brother's wife

嫂嫂

sǎo sao

older brother's wife

嫂子

sǎo zi

(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

家嫂

jiā sǎo

(polite) my sister-in-law

月嫂

yuè sǎo

woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth

空嫂

kōng sǎo

married stewardess of mature age

育儿嫂

yù ér sǎo

nanny (for infants and toddlers)

舅嫂

jiù sǎo

wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law

表嫂

biǎo sǎo

wife of older male cousin via female line

贝嫂

bèi sǎo

nickname for Victoria Beckham

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