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媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
媳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

媳 Stroke Order — How to Write 媳

Stroke Order

媳 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

媳 Radical and Character Components

Components:女息

媳 is a phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, while 息 indicates the sound.

Radical: 女 + 10 more strokes

媳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xí

Meanings of 媳 in Chinese

1

xí媳

Refers to the wife of a son, younger brother, nephew, grandson, or other junior male relative; commonly used in terms like 'daughter-in-law' (儿媳), 'younger brother's wife' (弟媳), or colloquially 'wife' (媳妇儿).
我儿媳妇做的饭真好吃。
My daughter-in-law's cooking is truly delicious.

Words with 媳

Idioms with 媳

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Questions about 媳

What does 媳 mean in Chinese?

媳 (xí) means “Refers to the wife of a son, younger brother, nephew, grandson, or other junior male relative; commonly used in terms like 'daughter-in-law' (儿媳), 'younger brother's wife' (弟媳), or colloquially 'wife' (媳妇儿)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 媳?

媳 is pronounced xí in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 媳 have?

媳 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 媳?

媳 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 女. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 媳?

The radical of 媳 is 女, and 媳 is a phono-semantic compound.