媳妇

xífù · HSK 7

daughter-in-law

媳妇 — daughter-in-law

👰 媳 = 女 woman + 息 son = the son's woman; 妇 = wife. The son's wife.

媳妇 xífù is the daughter-in-law, the wife of one's son. The 息 component means offspring or son, so 女+息 spells out woman-of-the-son, and 妇 just reinforces wife.

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