嫂 = 女 + 叟

嫂 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sister-in-law”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 叟 (old man).

Keyword: sister-in-law
Pinyin (Mandarin): sǎo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sister-in-law, elder brother's wife, жена старшего брата, невестка, elder brother's wife

Decomposition

ids

女 woman
叟 old man

How to find 嫂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “old man”. 嫂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嫂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.