Character data
HSK
5
FREQUENCY
1089th character
RADICAL
⼉ (10.3)
STROKES
5
INDEX #
250
Character data
| HSK | 5 |
| Frequency | 1089th character |
| Radical | ⼉ (10.3) |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Index # | 250 |
Definitions
| 兄 xiōng |
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Stroke order
Words containing 兄
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brothers; younger brother; brotherly
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(form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
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brothers; comrade
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brother(s) and sister(s)
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older male patrilineal cousin
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elder brother
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male cousins via female line
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father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin
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(honorific written address) My dear friend
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senior male fellow student or apprentice
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eldest brother
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father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch
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both just as bad; equally unlucky people
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brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers
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(polite) my elder brother
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Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
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elder brother and his wife
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siblings; brothers and sisters
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fraternity
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fraternity
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fight inside, unite against outside enemies
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quarrel inside but unite against outside foe
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internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
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internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
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brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
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