兄 - xiōng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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兄

xiōng

Definition

elder brother
older brother
brother

Character Decomposition

Compounds (9)

党

dǎng

party; association; club; society

祝

zhù

to wish; to express good wishes; to bless

taxes; duties

to compete; to contend; to struggle

兑

duì

to cash; to exchange; graphic component (often seen in other characters); to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing swamp; ☱

况

kuàng

situation; condition; moreover; furthermore; besides; much less; let alone; to compare

to bestow; to confer

percussion instrument, a tapering wooden box struck on the inside with a wooden stick

炾

huǎng

bright and spacious

Related words (28)

兄台

xiōng tái

brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)

兄妹

xiōng mèi

brother(s) and sister(s)

兄嫂

xiōng sǎo

elder brother and his wife

兄弟

xiōng dì

brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal

兄长

xiōng zhǎng

elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age

fraternity

(honorific written address) My dear friend

wife's older brother

older male patrilineal cousin

家兄

jiā xiōng

(polite) my elder brother

师兄

shī xiōng

senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher

年兄

nián xiōng

(lit.) older brother; (fig.) fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations

父兄

fù xiōng

father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch

盟兄

méng xiōng

senior partner in sworn brotherhood

砚兄

yàn xiōng

senior fellow student

老兄

lǎo xiōng

old chap (form of address between male friends); brother; mate; buddy; man

表兄

biǎo xiōng

older male cousin via female line

襟兄

jīn xiōng

husband of wife's older sister

eldest brother

elder brother

father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin

弟兄们

dì xiōng men

brothers; comrades; men; brethren

sworn brothers

sworn brother

male cousins via female line

双生兄弟

shuāng shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers

同胞兄妹

tóng bāo xiōng mèi

sibling

四海之内皆兄弟

sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì

all men are brothers

Idioms (3)

兄弟阋墙

xiōng dì xì qiáng

internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

难兄难弟

nán xiōng nán dì

(lit.) hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); (fig.) one is just as bad as the other

难兄难弟

nàn xiōng nàn dì

brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers; in the same boat

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