媳
HSK 7–9

媳 (xí): daughter-in-law

xí

daughter-in-law

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Pinyin

xí

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

daughter-in-law

How to Write 媳 (xí)

媳 is written in 13 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

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Origin of 媳

A phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, and 息 hints at the pronunciation.

What 媳 is Made Of

媳 is built from 2 components:

女woman, girl
息to end, to cease, to put a stop to

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Words Using 媳

Common Chinese words that contain 媳:

媳妇

xífu

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