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Meaning of 兄

Pinyin xiōng

Radical

儿

Strokes

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.)

弟兄 dì xiong

brothers / comrade

老兄 lǎo xiōng

'old chap' (form of address between male friends)

兄长 xiōng zhǎng

elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age

父兄 fù xiōng

father and elder brother(s) / head of the family / patriarch

兄妹 xiōng mèi

brother(s) and sister(s)

义兄 yì xiōng

Brother

长兄 zhǎng xiōng

eldest brother

亲兄弟 qīn xiōng dì

brother-german / full brother

愚兄 yú xiōng

Brother Yu

堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì

father's brother's sons / paternal male cousin

世兄 shì xiōng

Brother

家兄 jiā xiōng

(polite) my elder brother

堂兄 táng xiōng

older male patrilineal cousin

令兄 lìng xiōng

Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì

male cousins via female line

称兄道弟 chēng xiōng dào dì

intimate / call each other brothers

兄嫂 xiōng sǎo

elder brother and his wife

兄弟会 xiōng dì huì

fraternity

表兄 biǎo xiōng

older male cousin via female line

兄弟 xiōng dì

brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal

兄弟阋墙 xiōng dì xì qiáng

internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself