Chinese symbol for “sister”
姐妹
jiě mèi
sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sister 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
Other Chinese words for “sister”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姊妹 | zǐ mèi | (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) |
| 嫂嫂 | sǎo sao | older brother's wife; sister-in-law |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 姐妹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister; 个 (gè) |
| 大姐 | dà jiě | big sister; elder sister |
| 空姐 | kōng jiě | abbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess |
| 兄弟姐妹 | xiōng dì jiě mèi | brothers and sisters; siblings |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger 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 “sister”.
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.
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