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姊
姊 ＝ 女 ＋ 𠂔
ㄐㄧㄝˇ · jiě/zǐ
noun — elder sister
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𠂔聲zǐ — gives the sound
≠zǐ → jiě — everyday Taiwan speech walked to jiě; 姊妹 keeps zǐ
A woman (女) with 𠂔 zǐ for sound — the elder sister. Speech wore the reading to jiě; the older zǐ stays in 姊妹. The newer graph 姐 writes the same word with 且 in the sound seat.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
過馬路，姊姊（女）牽著小的，書包一肩一個。
Crossing the street, big sister (女) holds the little one's hand — a schoolbag on each shoulder.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
jiě
(引申)姊姊— elder sister常用
zǐ
(本義)姊妹— sisters — the old sound kept
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension