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Stroke order
阿姨 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.
- 阿 — 7 strokes
- 姨 — 9 strokes
Senses
- maternal aunt
- term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
- childcare worker; nanny
- domestic worker
Characters in 阿姨
- 阿 ā — prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- 姨 yí — mother's sister; aunt
Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Example sentences
- 阿姨在家吗？Āyí zài jiā ma?Is aunt at home?
- 我和阿姨一起去商店。Wǒ hé āyí yìqǐ qù shāngdiàn.I go to the store with my aunt.
Related words
阿姨 is pronounced āyí and means “aunt”.