姐姐
jiějie · HSK 1
sister
👩🦰 姐 = 女 (woman) + 且 (phonetic jiě); doubled for familiar 姐姐
The 女 radical marks female kin terms; 且 supplies the sound. Reduplication (姐姐) is the everyday spoken form for older sister, parallel to 妈妈, 哥哥, 爸爸.
jiějie · HSK 1
sister
👩🦰 姐 = 女 (woman) + 且 (phonetic jiě); doubled for familiar 姐姐
The 女 radical marks female kin terms; 且 supplies the sound. Reduplication (姐姐) is the everyday spoken form for older sister, parallel to 妈妈, 哥哥, 爸爸.