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Meaning of 妹

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Pinyin: mèi
English Definition: younger sister
Chinese Definition:
①称同父母(或只同父、只同母)而比自己年纪小的女子:妹妹。兄妹。弟妹(a。弟弟和妹妹的合称;b。俗称弟妇)。妹夫。
②对比自己年纪小的同辈女性的称呼:表妹。师妹。世妹。
③姊姐。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ wèi ] not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
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Example Words
姐妹 jiě mèi sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
姊妹 mèi (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)
表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line
兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s)
弟妹 mèi younger sibling; younger brother's wife
More: 妹* | *妹 | *妹*
Example Sentences
1
She is my younger sister.
2
My sister likes to eat candy.
3
My younger sister is very pretty.
4
My sister studies every day.
5
My younger sister doesn't know how to swim.