Chinese Word: 婶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

婶 (Trad.: 嬸)

Pinyin: shěn

English Definition: wife of father's younger brother

Chinese Definition:
①叔父的妻子：婶子。婶母。婶娘。
②称呼与母亲同辈而年龄较轻的已婚妇女：张大婶儿。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic:审 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 审 [ shěn ] to examine, to investigate; to judge; to try

Similar Characters: 婃

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婶母	shěn mǔ	wife of father's younger brother; aunt
婶婶	shěn shen	wife of father's younger brother; aunt
婶子	shěn zi	(coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt

1		liǎng gè 两个 yí 姨 shěn 婶 hé 和 yī gè 一个 shū shu 叔叔。 Two aunts and an uncle.
2		hā lǐ 哈里 zhù zài 住在 tā 他 shū shěn 叔婶 jiā de 家的 lóu tī 楼梯 xià miàn 下面。 Harry has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house .
3		dàn shì 但是， shū 叔 jiù 舅 shěn 婶 yí 姨 yě 也 shì 是 hái zi men 孩子们 é wài 额外 shōu rù 收入 de 的 lái yuán 来源。 But uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
4		yī gè 一个 gōng zhèng 公正 de 的 shén 神 huì 会 chéng fá 惩罚 zuì è 罪恶； yī gè 一个 chōng mǎn 充满 ài 爱 de 的 shěn 婶 bù xiǎng 不想 chéng fá 惩罚 wǒ men 我们。 shén 神 rú hé 如何 cái néng 才能 tóng shí 同时 jiān gù 兼顾 tā 他 de 的 gōng zhèng 公正 hé 和 ài 爱 ne 呢？ A just God must punish sin; a loving God didn't want to punish us. How only could God satisfy both His justice and His love?
5		zhè ge 这个 fù nǚ 妇女 huò xǔ 或许 kě néng 可能 bèi 被 chēng wéi 称为 “ xiǎo hēi 小黑 tā 他 shěn 婶 ” ， huò zhě 或者 qí tā 其他 qū lǐ guǎi wān 曲里拐弯 de 的 chēng hu 称呼。 Perhaps the woman is called the "Aunt" of a "Little Black One, " or by some other periphrasis.

1		liǎng gè 两个 yí 姨 shěn 婶 hé 和 yī gè 一个 shū shu 叔叔。 Two aunts and an uncle.
2		hā lǐ 哈里 zhù zài 住在 tā 他 shū shěn 叔婶 jiā de 家的 lóu tī 楼梯 xià miàn 下面。 Harry has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house .
3		dàn shì 但是， shū 叔 jiù 舅 shěn 婶 yí 姨 yě 也 shì 是 hái zi men 孩子们 é wài 额外 shōu rù 收入 de 的 lái yuán 来源。 But uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
4		yī gè 一个 gōng zhèng 公正 de 的 shén 神 huì 会 chéng fá 惩罚 zuì è 罪恶； yī gè 一个 chōng mǎn 充满 ài 爱 de 的 shěn 婶 bù xiǎng 不想 chéng fá 惩罚 wǒ men 我们。 shén 神 rú hé 如何 cái néng 才能 tóng shí 同时 jiān gù 兼顾 tā 他 de 的 gōng zhèng 公正 hé 和 ài 爱 ne 呢？ A just God must punish sin; a loving God didn't want to punish us. How only could God satisfy both His justice and His love?
5		zhè ge 这个 fù nǚ 妇女 huò xǔ 或许 kě néng 可能 bèi 被 chēng wéi 称为 “ xiǎo hēi 小黑 tā 他 shěn 婶 ” ， huò zhě 或者 qí tā 其他 qū lǐ guǎi wān 曲里拐弯 de 的 chēng hu 称呼。 Perhaps the woman is called the "Aunt" of a "Little Black One, " or by some other periphrasis.