Meanings
Readings
Common Words
older brother and younger sister
younger sister
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
Familiar
darling (woman); dear; honey; my betrothed
one's sister
Familiar; Female
friend
cousin (female)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
My younger sister is not yet a woman.
My younger sister insists she’s a grown woman, but she has not yet figured out how to operate the washing machine.
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