媳妇
Old HSK 6
媳妇 (xífu) · wife
媳妇 (xífu) means “wife; daughter-in-law”. It is written with 2 characters: 媳 (daughter-in-law) + 妇 (married woman). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 媳妇 is built
The characters
媳 xí · daughter-in-law
What 媳 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 息xī — rest
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 心xīn — heart
- 自zì — self
妇 fù · married woman
What 妇 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: Simplified form of 婦; a woman 女 with a broom 彐 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的媳妇是一名老师。Tā de xífu shì yīmíng lǎoshī.His wife is a teacher.
奶奶对儿媳妇特别好。Nǎinai duì érxífu tèbié hǎo.Grandma is especially good to her daughter-in-law.
Questions about 媳妇
What does 媳妇 mean?
媳妇 (xífu) means “wife; daughter-in-law”.
How do you pronounce 媳妇?
媳妇 is pronounced xífu.
Which HSK level is 媳妇?
媳妇 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 媳妇 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 194: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.