xiōng xiong

elder brother

HSK 5 #1089

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1089th character
Radical ⼉ (10.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 250

Definitions

兄 xiōng
  1. 1. elder brother

Stroke order

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Words containing 兄

Word Meaning
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
elder brother
wife's older brother
wife's older brother
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī
sibling
all men are brothers
all men are brothers
senior male fellow student or apprentice
fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)
fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)
lit. older brother
brothers; men; comrades
brothers; men; comrades
older male second cousin
older male second cousin
sworn brothers
senior partner in sworn brotherhood
sworn brother
senior fellow student
senior fellow student
Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers
older male cousin via female line