嫂(sǎo): (bound form) older brother's wife
HSK 7-912 strokes
(bound form) older brother's wife
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- sǎo
- Meaning
- (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 嫂 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 嫂 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 嫂
Common words using 嫂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
yuè月sǎo嫂
woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
Open 月嫂 page →Related characters
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