嫂 Stroke Order

嫂 [sǎo] 名词 本义: 兄之妻 (Elder brother's wife) 造字法: 形声。从女，叟声 (Phonetic component with the meaning of "woman" and the sound of "sǒu"). 释义: 1. 同本义 (Elder brother's wife) - 例: 哥哥的妻子 (Elder brother's wife) - 例: 大嫂; 兄嫂 (Elder sister-in-law) 2. 泛称年岁不大的已婚妇女 (General term for younger married women) - 例: 大嫂 (Elder sister-in-law); 嫂夫人 (Term of respect for a friend's wife) 引证: 1. 《说文》：嫂，兄妻也。(Elder brother's wife) 2. 《尔雅》：女子谓兄之妻为嫂。(Women refer to their elder brother's wife as 'sao') 3. 《礼记太传》：是嫂亦可谓之母乎? (Can the sister-in-law also be called mother?) 4. 《史记·苏秦列传》：兄弟嫂妹妻妾皆窃笑之。(Brothers, sisters-in-law, and wives all laughed secretly.) 例证: - 又如: 表嫂; 大嫂; 嫂溺叔援 (Additionally: Cousin sister-in-law; Elder sister-in-law; The historical reference regarding rescuing a sister-in-law who fell into the water emphasizes the importance of adapting to circumstances.) 敬称: - 对年纪较大的已婚妇女的敬称为嫂 (A respectful term for older married women is 'sao'). - 例: 嫂夫人; 何嫂; 祥林嫂 (Examples include: Sister-in-law Madame; Sister He; Sister Xianglin)