姐jiě · jie
elder sister; miss, young lady. 8 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 姐
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–8 write 且.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 姐 · the stroke-order rules
What 姐 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 且 (qiě, moreover).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 且 carries the sound.
Words that use 姐
| 大姐 | eldest sister 家里年纪最大的女儿 邻居家的大姐坚持每天锻炼。The eldest sister next door exercises every day without fail. Lesson 272, 强身健体与自立品格 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 姐妹 | sisters 同一父母生的女孩子之间的关系 姐妹两人同台研读古代经典。the sisters sat together, studying the classics. Lesson 300, 岁月温润与艺文典范 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 姐姐 | older sister 同胞双亲所生且年岁长于自己的女性姐妹 后排高个子是我哥哥，旁边梳辫子的是我姐姐。The tall one in the back row is my older brother, and the one with braids next to him is my older sister. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
| 姐姐 | older sister 同胞双亲所生且年岁长于自己的女性姐妹 后排高个子是我哥哥，旁边梳辫子的是我姐姐。The tall one in the back row is my older brother, and the one with braids next to him is my older sister. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
Characters that share the sound part 且
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 女
All 24 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.