entries → 媳
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
媳 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
媳 ＝ 女 ＋ 息
ㄒㄧˊ · xí
noun — a daughter-in-law; (媳婦) a son's wife, a wife

字源 FORM — what the parts do

女義a woman, the one married in
息聲xí — gives the soundbreath rising from the heart — also offspring, the son she joins
A woman (女) joined to 息 — and 息 carries both: the sound xí, and a sense, for 息 also means offspring, a son. The woman a son brings home: the daughter-in-law: 媳婦、婆媳、弟媳.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兒子娶妻進門，一個新的女子（女）成了這家的人。
A son brings home a wife; a new woman (女) becomes one of the household.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)媳婦— a daughter-in-law; a son's wife常用
→婆媳、弟媳— the in-law pair; a younger brother's wife
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
息xíthe sound and half the sense — bare 息, breath rising, offspring婦＝ 女 ＋ 帚fùthe partner sense — a wife (女 + 帚), where 媳 is the son's wife