婶

嬸
shěn
女 + 审

Definitions

shěn (noun) wife of father's younger brother; aunt

Etymology

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

Semantic: 女 Phonetic: 审

About

The character 婶 (shěn) is a phono-semantic compound, with the radical 女 (woman) signaling a female-related meaning and 审 (shěn) indicating the sound. It is the simplified form of 嬸, where the traditional phonetic 審 is replaced by its simplified equivalent 审. The primary meaning of 婶 is the wife of one's father's younger brother, a specific kinship term, but it is also widely used as a polite form of address for middle-aged or older married women, reflecting the precise hierarchical nature of Chinese kinship terminology.

Example Sentences Hide

这是我的婶婶。

zhè shì wǒ de shěn shěn.

This is my aunt.

我婶婶住在北京。

wǒ shěn shěn zhù zài běi jīng.

My aunt lives in Beijing。

王婶对我非常亲切。

wáng shěn duì wǒ fēi cháng qīn qiè.

Auntie Wang is very kind to me.

李婶周末来我们家做客。

lǐ shěn zhōu mò lái wǒ men jiā zuò kè.

Auntie Li is coming to visit us this weekend.

我经常给婶婶打电话聊天。

wǒ jīng cháng gěi shěn shěn dǎ diàn huà liáo tiān.

I often call my aunt to chat.

隔壁的张大婶是个热心肠的人。

gé bì de zhāng dà shěn shì gè rè xīn cháng de rén。

The neighbor Auntie Zhang is a warm-hearted person.

我婶婶的工作总是特别忙。

wǒ shěn shěn de gōng zuò zǒng shì tè bié máng。

My aunt's job is always extremely busy.

小时候，婶婶经常给我讲有趣的故事。

xiǎo shí hou, shěn shěn jīng cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng yǒu qù de gù shi。

When I was little, my aunt often told me interesting stories.

Related Characters

Component: 女

要 如 好 她 女 安 始 委 威 妈 姐 娘 妇 婚

Component: 审

渖 谉

Example Words

婶婶 婶子 婶母