侄 (zat6 | zhi2) : nephew

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侄

zat6

zhi2

nephew; brother's son

侄 refers to both nephew and niece when used as simplified character of 姪.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

侄

This word has been viewed 8252 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Nov 2009 10:25

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侄子 zat6 zi2 zhi2 zi5 = brother's son; nephew

侄女 zat6 neoi5*2 zhi2 nv3 = brother's daughter; niece

侄媳婦 zat6 sik1 fu5 zhi2 xi2 fu5 = brother's son's wife; nephew's wife

侄孫 zat6 syun1 zhi2 sun1 = grandnephew

侄孫女 zat6 syun1 neoi5*2 zhi2 sun1 nv3 = grand niece

子侄 zi2 zat6 = [n] sons and nephews

侄婦 zat6 fu5 = nephew's wife (daughter in law)

侄抱 zat6 pou5 = nephew's wife (daughter in law)

侄仔 zat6 zai2 = nephew

世侄 sai3 zat6 = the younger generation
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Decimal representation of this word: 侄
Unicode code for this character: U+4f84 (off-site link)

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