mèi
younger sister
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 未 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 妹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
younger sister | ||
younger sister | ||
sisters | ||
girl | ||
brother(s) and sister(s) |
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