姨

yí

“Mother's sister” in Chinese is 姨 (yí).

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Meaning

mother's sister
aunt

Example

结婚前，我管女朋友的妈妈叫“阿姨”，结婚后，我就改叫“妈”了。

Before getting married, I called my girlfriend's mother "Auntie". After marriage, I started calling her "Mom" instead.

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Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 姨

阿姨āyímaternal auntHSK 4

More HSK 4 characters

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