The story of 嫂

sister-in-law

嫂 is composed of 女(woman) and 叟. 叟 is the picture of a hand holding a torch inside a house, when someone gets old, he needs stronger illumination, so 叟 means old man. When a woman is someone’s wife, she is older.

Vocabulary of 嫂

  • 大嫂 (older brother's wife)

Classification

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