甥 (saang1 sang1 | sheng1) : nephew

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甥

saang1 sang1

sheng1

nephew; sister's son

Jyutping saang1 is the colloquial pronunciation; sang1 is literary.

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 生 (#100)

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

甥

This word has been viewed 3368 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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外甥女 ngoi6 sang1 neoi5*2 wai4 sheng5 nu3 = sister's daughter (niece) 粵

外甥 ngoi6 saang1 wai4 sheng1/5 = sister's son (nephew) 粵

姨甥 ji4 sang1 = nephew on mother's side; niece on mother's side 粵

外甥女婿 ngoi6 sang1 neoi5*2 sai3 wai4 sheng5 nv3 xu5 = sister's daughter's husband

外甥媳婦 ngoi6 saang1 sik1 fu5 wai4 sheng5 xi2 fu4 = sister's son's wife

姨甥男女 ji4 sang1 naam4 neoi5 yi2 sheng5 nan2 nv3 = wife's sister's children

姨甥女 ji4 sang1 neoi5*2 = maternal aunt's niece 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 甥
Unicode code for this character: U+7525 (off-site link)

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