What does elder sister mean?

Sister-in-law refers to her husband's sister. Sister-in-law is a name for relatives in northern dialect. In most parts of the north, the husband's sister is called sister-in-law and the husband's sister is called sister-in-law. Generally, the relatives linked by the father's sisters or the mother's brothers and sisters are called "cousins", while the father's cousins are also called "aunts" and the mother's cousins are also called "aunts".

Characteristics of kinship system

Kinship refers to the social relationship formed with human individuals through marriage or blood relationship. Parents, brothers and sisters and other relatives are also called relatives or family members, while others are called relatives.

Traditionally, the kinship system in China is based on male descent, which is divided into blood relatives, in-laws and in-laws. Relatives have specific kinship terms according to each person's generation, clan, age and gender.

China people's kinship terms are orderly, which has become a major feature of China culture. Traditionally, in China, the male line is the core, and when a woman marries, she belongs to her husband's clan, so there is no so-called "husband's affinity". However, women also have specific names for their husbands' parents, brothers and sisters.