Chinese Word: 媳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

媳HSK 6

Pinyin: xí

English Definition: daughter-in-law

Chinese Definition:
①子、弟及其他晚辈的妻子：儿媳。弟媳。侄媳。孙媳。媳妇儿(fur)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 女

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 息 [ xī ] to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

Similar Characters: 媓

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媳妇HSK 6	xí fù	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman
儿媳	ér xí	daughter-in-law
婆媳	pó xí	mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
童养媳	tóng yǎng xí	child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
弟媳	dì xí	younger brother's wife; sister-in-law