Older sister in Chinese (Mandarin): 姐姐 (jiějie)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 姐姐

• 姐

  Older sister. 女 (woman) is on the left.

  8 strokes

Say the second 姐 short and light: jiě-jie. A younger sister is 妹妹 (mèimei).

More examples with 姐姐

• 姐姐给我讲故事。

  姐姐給我講故事。

  Jiějie gěi wǒ jiǎng gùshi.

  My older sister tells me a story.

• 我的姐姐十岁。

  我的姐姐十歲。

  Wǒ de jiějie shí suì.

  My older sister is ten.

How to write 姐姐 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.