小姐
HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
小姐 (xiǎojie) · Miss
小姐 (xiǎojie) means “Miss; young lady”. It is written with 2 characters: 小 (small) + 姐 (elder sister). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 小姐 is built
The characters
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
姐 jiě · elder sister
What 姐 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
李小姐是我的同学。Lǐ xiǎojie shì wǒ de tóngxué.Miss Li is my classmate.
小姐，这个多少钱？Xiǎojie, zhège duōshao qián?Miss, how much is this?
Questions about 小姐
What does 小姐 mean?
小姐 (xiǎojie) means “Miss; young lady”.
How do you pronounce 小姐?
小姐 is pronounced xiǎojie.
Which HSK level is 小姐?
小姐 is in HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
Learn 小姐 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.