姨

yí

mother/wife's sister; concubine

How to write 姨, stroke by stroke

mother's sister; aunt

Pictophonetic: semantic 女 (woman), phonetic 夷

Made of 女 + 夷

阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
姨妈yí mā(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
大姨妈dà yí māmother's eldest sister (older than one's mother); (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)
姨婆yí pó(strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother; (more broadly) grandaunt; sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father; (Tw) (old) husband's maternal aunt
小姨子xiǎo yí zi(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
姨父yí fuhusband of mother's sister; uncle
姨母yí mǔmother's sister; maternal aunt
三阿姨sān ā yíauntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
二阿姨èr ā yíauntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family
大姨dà yíaunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
大姨子dà yí zisister-in-law; wife's older sister
大阿姨dà ā yíauntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family

我阿姨给我带来了一些花。
wǒ ā yí gěi wǒ dài lái le yì xiē huā 。
My aunt brought me some flowers.
我的阿姨给了我一台摄影机。
wǒ de ā yí gěi le wǒ yì tái shè yǐng jī 。
My aunt gave me a camera.
我阿姨送了我一个生日礼物。
wǒ ā yí sòng le wǒ yí gè shēng rì lǐ wù 。
My aunt sent me a birthday present.
我阿姨有三个孩子。
wǒ ā yí yǒu sān gè hái zi 。
My aunt has three children.
我阿姨在她的花园种蕃茄。
wǒ ā yí zài tā de huā yuán zhǒng fān qié 。
My aunt grows tomatoes in her garden.