侄子 (zhí zi) — nephew (brother's son) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

侄子 is your brother's son. If the nephew is your sister's son, use 外甥 instead.

noun

nephew (brother's son)

Measure word · 个

侄子。
Wǒ zhí zi jīn nián shàng chū zhōng le.
My nephew is in middle school this year.
侄子。
Nǐ zhí zi cháng dé hěn gāo.
Your nephew is very tall.
侄子。
Wǒ gē ge yǒu liǎng gè zhí zi.
My older brother has two nephews.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

“侄” gives the kinship relation, and “子” completes the everyday word for nephew.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻至侄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

Same sound today

侄 pairs 亻 (a person) with 至, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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