| 1 | 嫂 | 嫂 | sǎo | sao3 | older brother's wife; sister-in-law | | |
| 2 | 大嫂 | 大嫂 | dà sǎo | da4 sao3 | older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) | | |
| 3 | 嫂子 | 嫂子 | sǎo zi | sao3 zi5 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 嫂嫂 | 嫂嫂 | sǎo sao | sao3 sao5 | older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister | | |
| 5 | 贝嫂 | 貝嫂 | bèi sǎo | Bei4 sao3 | nickname for Victoria Beckham | | |
| 6 | 表嫂 | 表嫂 | biǎo sǎo | biao3 sao3 | wife of older male cousin via female line | | |
| 7 | 家嫂 | 家嫂 | jiā sǎo | jia1 sao3 | (polite) my sister-in-law | | |
| 8 | 舅嫂 | 舅嫂 | jiù sǎo | jiu4 sao3 | wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law | | |
| 9 | 军嫂 | 軍嫂 | jūn sǎo | jun1 sao3 | serviceman's wife; wives of military personnel | | |
| 10 | 空嫂 | 空嫂 | kōng sǎo | kong1 sao3 | married stewardess of mature age | | |
| 11 | 堂嫂 | 堂嫂 | táng sǎo | tang2 sao3 | wife of older male cousin via male line | | |
| 12 | 兄嫂 | 兄嫂 | xiōng sǎo | xiong1 sao3 | elder brother and his wife | | |
| 13 | 育儿嫂 | 育兒嫂 | yù ér sǎo | yu4 er2 sao3 | nanny (for infants and toddlers) | | |
| 14 | 月嫂 | 月嫂 | yuè sǎo | yue4 sao3 | woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth | | |