同父異母 tóng fù yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of siblings) having the same father but different mothers
  2. 2. half (brother or sister)

Characters

Character Meaning
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
父 fù HSK 4
father
異 yì
different; strange; unusual
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin