姐 — older sister
- Pinyin
- jiě
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Handwriting
- required
How to write 姐: 8 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 姐 in the HSK syllabus: 3
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 姐姐jiějieolder sisterHSK 1
- 姐妹jiěmèisisters; siblings; sisterHSK 3
- 小姐xiǎojiěyoung lady; miss; prostituteHSK 5
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.