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姐jiě

elder sister; address for an older woman

姐 means elder sister or a respectful address for an older woman.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

elder sister; address for an older woman

姐 means elder sister or a respectful address for an older woman.

WOMAN MEANING SIDE

woman; female

Female/woman-related meaning clue.

In 姐: woman meaning side ZDIC records the woman side as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

and; moreover

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role.

In 姐: sound side 且 is the recorded historical sound component. Modern qiě and jiě have different initial consonants and the same third tone.

jiěTone 3

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

好 hǎo, hào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 姐.

妈 mā — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 姐.

妹 mèi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 姐.

奶 nǎi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 姐.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 1342a2b22f1426fac5d4672701fe307e8e1b1b85c3ca352ec2a8f0dc3f9b33b2. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:41.611Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.