姐
jiěTraditional: 姐
#5103 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
older sister; polite address for a young woman
Stroke order
姐
Examples
。
My older sister is a doctor.
，洗？
Excuse me Miss, where is the toilet?
。
She has two older sisters.
。
My elder cousin is very pretty.
李。
Sister Li is very kind.
姐 (jiě) means older sister and also functions as a polite address for a younger woman in 小姐 (xiǎo jiě).
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