妹 — mae

Parts that make up 妹

How 妹 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 妹 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 女, 未.

Korean example words with 妹

• 종매從妹 Korean gloss: 사촌 여동생
• 매가妹家 Korean gloss: 시집간 누이가 사는 집
• 실매實妹 Korean gloss: 부모가 같은 친누이동생
• 남매男妹 Korean gloss: 한 부모가 낳은 남녀 동기
• 영매令妹 Korean gloss: 남의 손아래 누이를 높여 이르는 말
• 우매愚妹 Korean gloss: 자기의 여동생을 겸손하게 이르는 말
• 종남매從男妹 Korean gloss: 사촌 오누이
• 의남매義男妹 Korean gloss: 의로 맺은 남매
• 친남매親男妹 Korean gloss: 같은 부모에게서 난 남매
• 남매애男妹愛 Korean gloss: 한 부모가 낳은 남녀 동기들 사이의 애정
• 남매간男妹間 Korean gloss: 오빠와 누이 사이. 또는 누나와 남동생 사이
• 소매小妹 Korean gloss: 어린 누이동생.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 妹

• 妹いもうと younger sister
• 姉妹しまい sisters
• 弟妹ていまい younger brother and sister
• 義妹ぎまい sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister
• 実妹じつまい biological younger sister
• 従姉妹いとこ cousin (female)
• 吾妹わぎも my love; my dear; darling
• 従妹じゅうまい cousin (younger female)
• 令妹れいまい your younger sister
• 兄妹けいまい older brother and younger sister
• 妹婿いもうとむこ the husband of one's younger sister
• 妹分いもうとぶん protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

Characters sharing the phonetic 未

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “매”

Other hanja with radical 女