Auntie in Chinese (Mandarin): 阿姨 (āyí)
阿姨
āyí
auntie
- Simplified
- 阿姨
- Traditional
- 阿姨
- Pinyin
- āyí
- Typed as
- ayi
Use it in a sentence
阿姨在做饭。
阿姨在做飯。
My auntie is cooking.
The characters in 阿姨
阿
A friendly sound before names and family words.
7 strokes
姨
Aunt, mother's sister. 女 (woman) is on the left.
9 strokes
阿姨 is your mom's sister, and children also call any friendly grown woman 阿姨.
More examples with 阿姨
阿姨好！
Āyí hǎo!
Hello, auntie!
阿姨送我一本书。
阿姨送我一本書。
Āyí sòng wǒ yì běn shū.
Auntie gave me a book.
How to write 阿姨 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
阿 7 strokes
姨 9 strokes
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