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Meaning of

Pinyin xiōng
Radical
Strokes
5
Definition
elder brother
Usage
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兄 1. 哥哥。 (Elder brother.) 2. 哥哥:胞~。堂~。表~。 (Brother: biological elder brother, paternal cousin brother, maternal cousin brother.) 3. 【同本义】 ([En.] elder brother) 同本义 ([En.] elder brother) 4. 亲戚中同辈男性中年龄比自己大的 ([En.] brother) (Older male among relatives of the same generation.) 5. 对他人的尊称 ([En.] friend) (A respectful term for others.) 6. 古代亦以称姐 ([En.] sister) (In ancient times, also used to refer to a sister.) 7. 指物之先生而大者 ([En.] pioneer) (Referring to someone who is an elder or a leader in a certain field.) 引文: 1. 《说文》:兄,长也。 (Shuo Wen: An elder brother is the one who is older.) 2. 《尔雅》:男子先生为兄。 (Er Ya: A man is called brother if he is older.) 3. 《诗·小雅·斯干》:兄及弟矣,式相好矣。 (Shijing: Brothers and younger siblings, being mutually kind.) 例句: - 乃兄 (your elder brother) - 令兄 (respectful term for the other’s elder brother) - 愚兄 (humble term for one’s own elder brother) - 家兄 (humble term for one’s elder brother) 引文: 1. 唐· 韩愈《此日足可惜赠张籍》:表兄下马步堤岸,上船拜吾兄。 (Tang, Han Yu: My cousin dismounted and stepped on the bank to greet my elder brother.) 例句: - 表兄 (cousin brother) - 内兄 (brother-in-law) - 姻克 (in-law brother) - 堂兄 (paternal cousin brother) 引文: 1. 柳宗元《与肖翰林佝俛书》:兄知之,勿为他人言也。 (Liu Zongyuan: Brother, do not tell others.) 例句: - 学兄 (senior in academic context) - 仁兄 (benevolent brother) 引文: 1. 《孟子·万章上》:弥子之妻与子路之妻,兄弟也。 (Mencius: The wives of Mi Zi and Zi Lu are like siblings.) 引文: 1. 《吕氏春秋》:是故其耨也,长其兄而去其弟。 (Lü Shi Chun Qiu: Therefore, it raises the elder and eliminates the younger.)
dì xiong
brothers / comrade
lǎo xiōng
'old chap' (form of address between male friends)
xiōng zhǎng
elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age
fù xiōng
father and elder brother(s) / head of the family / patriarch
xiōng mèi
brother(s) and sister(s)
yì xiōng
Brother
zhǎng xiōng
eldest brother
qīn xiōng dì
brother-german / full brother
yú xiōng
Brother Yu
táng xiōng dì
father's brother's sons / paternal male cousin
shì xiōng
Brother
jiā xiōng
(polite) my elder brother
táng xiōng
older male patrilineal cousin
lìng xiōng
Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
biǎo xiōng dì
male cousins via female line
chēng xiōng dào dì
intimate / call each other brothers
xiōng sǎo
elder brother and his wife
xiōng dì huì
fraternity
biǎo xiōng
older male cousin via female line
xiōng dì
brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
xiōng dì xì qiáng
internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

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