嫂

sǎo

sister-in-law, elder brother's wife

How to write 嫂, stroke by stroke

(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

Pictophonetic: semantic 女 (woman), phonetic 叟

Made of 女 + 叟

嫂子sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
大嫂dà sǎoolder brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
兄嫂xiōng sǎoelder brother and his wife
堂嫂táng sǎowife of older male cousin via male line
嫂嫂sǎo saoolder brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
家嫂jiā sǎo(polite) my sister-in-law
月嫂yuè sǎowoman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
空嫂kōng sǎomarried stewardess of mature age
育儿嫂yù ér sǎonanny (for infants and toddlers)
舅嫂jiù sǎowife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
表嫂biǎo sǎowife of older male cousin via female line
军嫂jūn sǎoserviceman's wife; wives of military personnel