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shěn
Radical: 女 11 strokes
Meaning: wife of father's younger brother
💡 That's my uncle's wife—she 'examines' (审) the family as a 'female' (女).
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婶 (shěn) meaning in English —

婶 (shěn) means 'wife of father's younger brother' (aunt by marriage). It combines the radical 女 (female) with 审 (shěn, to examine). In Chinese culture, family hierarchy terms are precise: 婶 distinguishes this aunt from 姑 (father's sister) or 姨 (mother's sister). Unlike English's generic 'aunt', Chinese kinship terms specify lineage and marital status.

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