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  zat6   jyutping
  zhi2   pinyin
[1] nephew through the male line (when character stands alone)
[2] nephew or niece (in compound words)

姪子 is a longer form for nephew, and 姪女 is a compound for niece.
noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
Radical: (#38)

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

This word has been viewed 3282 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Nov 2012 18:40

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detail  zat6 zi2  zhi2 zi5 = brother's son; nephew
detail  zat6 neoi5*2  zhi2 nv3 = brother's daughter; niece
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