姐

jiě

elder sister, young lady

How to write 姐, stroke by stroke

older sister

Pictophonetic: semantic 女 (woman), phonetic 且

Made of 女 + 且

小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss; (slang) prostitute
姐姐jiě jieolder sister
姐妹jiě mèisisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
姐夫jiě fu(coll.) older sister's husband
表姐biǎo jiěolder female cousin through a female relative
学姐xué jiěsenior or older female schoolmate
兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèibrothers and sisters; siblings
师姐shī jiěsenior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
空中小姐kōng zhōng xiǎo jiěstewardess; air hostess
一姐yī jiě(coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)
大姐大dà jiě dàfemale gang leader; the top woman in her field; doyenne; matriarch

你没有你姐姐起得那么早。
nǐ méi yǒu nǐ jiě jie qǐ dé nà me zǎo 。
You don't get up as early as your sister.
几乎没有人认为我们是姐妹。
jī hū méi yǒu rén rèn wéi wǒ men shì jiě mèi 。
Almost no one thinks that we are sisters.
小姐！我觉得不舒服。
xiǎo jiě ！ wǒ jué de bù shū fú 。
Miss! I feel sick.
他娶了一个空姐。
tā qǔ le yí gè kōng jiě 。
He married an air hostess.
他娶了一位空姐。
tā qǔ le yí wèi kōng jiě 。
He married a stewardess.