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Chinese symbol for “siblings”

姐妹
jiě mèi
sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for siblings is 姐妹 (jiě mèi), defined as: sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

姐 jiě
elder sister; miss, young lady
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes
妹 mèi
younger sister
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “siblings”

WordPinyinMeaning
兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèibrothers and sisters; siblings

Related words

Other words that share a character with 姐妹.

WordPinyinMeaning
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
姐姐jiě jieolder sister; 个 (gè)
大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister
空姐kōng jiěabbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess
兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèibrothers and sisters; siblings
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young woman
妹子mèi zi(dialect) younger sister; girl
姊妹zǐ mèi(older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “siblings”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.