嬸
shěn

wife of father's younger brother

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 審 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
審
審 Sound component
shěn examine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanghljɯmʔ

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

婶 shěn, shen wife of father's younger brother Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 审 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嬸.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
审
审 Sound component
shěn examine

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode