懂中文 Dong Chinese

姒

sì

elder sister

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 以 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

以 sound component

以  Sound component

yǐ

  

by means of

Evolution

姒 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
姒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
姒 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
姒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

姒  

sì

wife of elder brother; wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)

姒  

Sì

surname Si

Most common words with 姒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

姒

elder sister (old)

褒姒

Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王[Zhōu​Yōu​wáng] and one of the famous Chinese beauties