嫂 Strokes Write it Listen 嫂 sǎo sister-in-law, elder brother's wife HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 女 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from女meaningnǚwoman, girl; female叟soundsǒuold man; elder How it works女 hints at the meaning (woman), and 叟 sǒu hints at the sound.