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auntie

HSK 10
shěn
シン
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 審 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嬸)
woman+ painstaking =
auntie
Meaning component
woman
woman, girl
Phonetic component
painstaking
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Simplified (婶)
woman+ investigate =
wife of father's younger brother
Meaning component
woman
woman, girl
Phonetic component
shěn investigate
examine, investigate
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Notes
Chinese
/ [shěn]
wife of father's younger brother
Example Sentences