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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: sì
Preclassic Old Chinese: lhǝʔ
Classic Old Chinese: lhǝ́
Western Han Chinese: lhǝ́
Eastern Han Chinese: zhjǝ́
Early Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Middle Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Late Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Middle Chinese: zjɨ́
English meaning : wife of elder brother
Russian meaning[s]: 1) старшая невестка, жена старшего из братьев; 2) старшая сестра; 3) Сы (фамилия)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 38
Four-angle index: 7808
Karlgren code: 0976 i-j
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *jǝ̆H
Meaning: wife, brother's wife
Chinese: *lhǝʔ wife of elder brother.
Burmese: mǝjah wife.
Lepcha: jŭ woman
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