兄 xiōng

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Traditional form

兄 xiōng

Contains the radical

儿 ér

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Older brother 儿 ér speaking 口 kǒu to younger ones

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱口儿

Explanation

Pictograph of a mouth on top of a person, representing an older brother giving orders.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 兄 xiōng in different contexts.

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四海之内 zhī nèi 皆 jiē 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Within the four seas all men are brothers.

弟兄 dì xiong 们 men 都 dōu 还 Huán 摊手摊脚地 de 躺 tǎng 在 zài 岩石 yánshí 上 shǎng ,静静养神 yǎng shén .

The men were still sprawled on the rock resting quiet.

河水 hé shuǐ 就 jiù 如同 rú tóng 我们 wǒmen 的 de 兄弟 xiōngdì ,满足 mǎnzú 了 le 我们的乾渴 kě .

The rivers of our brothers they quench our thirst.

当 dāng 我 wǒ 和 hé 失散 shī sàn 已 yǐ 久 jiǔ 的 de 兄弟 xiōngdì 见面 jiànmiàn 时 shí ,我 wǒ 激动 jīdòng 得 dé 说不出 shuō bu chū 话 huà .

Words failed me when I met my long - lost brothers.

她 tā 由 yóu 她 tā 的 de 兄弟 xiōngdì 陪 péi 着 zhāo .

She was accompanied by her brother.

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 兄 xiōng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
兄弟 xiōngdì	brothers	兄弟 xiōngdì
老兄 lǎo xiōng	'old chap' (form of address between male friends)	老兄 lǎo xiōng
兄 xiōng	elder brother	兄 xiōng
师兄 shī xiōng	senior male fellow student or apprentice	師兄
兄妹 xiōng mèi	brother(s) and sister(s)	兄妹 xiōng mèi
弟兄 dì xiong	brothers	弟兄 dì xiong
兄长 xiōng zhǎng	elder brother	兄長
堂兄 táng xiōng	older male patrilineal cousin	堂兄 táng xiōng
弟兄们 dì xiōng men	brothers	弟兄們
仁兄 rén xiōng	(honorific written address) My dear friend	仁兄 rén xiōng
师兄弟 shī xīng dì	fellow apprentices	師兄弟
父兄 fù xiōng	patriarch	父兄 fù xiōng
表兄 biǎo xiōng	older male cousin via female line	表兄 biǎo xiōng
难兄难弟 nán xiōng nán dì	fellow sufferers	難兄難弟
表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì	male cousins via female line	表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì
堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì	father's brother's sons	堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì
把兄弟 bǎ xiōng dì	sworn brothers	把兄弟 bǎ xiōng dì
家兄 jiā xiōng	(polite) my elder brother	家兄 jiā xiōng
兄嫂 xiōng sǎo	elder brother and his wife	兄嫂 xiōng sǎo
四海之内皆兄弟 sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì	all men are brothers	四海之內皆兄弟
长兄 zhǎng xiōng	eldest brother	長兄