Definitions
old variant of 姊[zǐ]
older sister; Taiwan pr. [jiě]
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 𠂔 represents the sound.
About
The character "姊" originates from a linguistic construction that integrates the female radical "女" with a phonetic component which also carries connotations of sequential order, thereby conceptually linking femininity with seniority among siblings. Its structural formation has always directly indicated the meaning of an elder sister, a definition that has remained constant throughout the character's historical usage without significant semantic shift. The traditional orthography preserves this compound form, and while the character has experienced some lexical competition from colloquial variants, its etymological essence continues to specifically denote the primary relationship of an older female sibling.
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我的姊妹很善良。
姊姊教我写作业。
我和姊妹去逛街。
这对姊妹长得非常像。
她是家中的大姊。
姊妹城市之间有很多交流。
这本书是那部电影的姊妹篇。
尽管她们是姊妹，但性格截然不同。