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Character Decomposition
兄=口+儿
Etymology
Older brother 儿 speaking 口 to younger ones
Meanings
elder brother
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Words with 兄 116 total
husband of wife's older sister襟兄jīn xiōngelder brother阿兄ā xiōngbrothers · comrade弟兄dì xiongolder male second cousin从兄cóng xiōng(polite) my elder brother家兄jiā xiōngolder male cousin through a female relative表兄biǎo xiōnglit. older brother · fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations年兄nián xiōngwife's older brother内兄nèi xiōngsenior male fellow student or apprentice · son (older than oneself) of one's teacher师兄shī xiōng(honorific written address) My dear friend仁兄rén xiōng
Idioms with 兄 18 total Chain
be on intimate terms · call each other brothers · address each other in great familiarity · fraternize with称兄道弟chēng xiōng dào dì(idiom) companions in hardship; fellow sufferers难兄难弟nàn xiōng nàn dìall men are brothers四海之内皆兄弟sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dìinternecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself兄弟阋墙xiōng dì xì qiáng