zhóu​li

sisters-in-law

zhóu, chōu wives of one's brothers

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

woman

Sound component
yóu cause

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰɯw
l'ɯwɢ

說文解字

動也。从女由聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

brother's wife

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

woman

Sound component
lǐ, li village

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrɯʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang