Memory phrase for the Kanji: 妹


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Meaning younger sister

Pronunciation

mèi

Explanation

left: woman , right: not yet, immature (The upper shorter branch of the tree is "not yet".)

Mnemonic


 
This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister.

Radicals

womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.
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 Vocabulary

 妹妹  mèi mei  younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
 妹妹  mèi mei  younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
 姊妹  zǐ mèi  (older and younger) sisters
 表姊妹  biǎo zǐ mèi  father's sister's daughters; maternal female cousin
 表姊妹  biǎo zǐ mèi  

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