甥

shēng

sh+ēng·1st tone

(bound form) sister's son; nephew

Radical: 生 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Less common

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Character Decomposition

甥=生+男

Etymology

boy

Meanings

(bound form) sister's son; nephew

shēng

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Words with 甥 23 total

sister's daughter; niece甥女shēng nu:3 sister's son · wife's sibling's son外甥wài shēng sister's daughter · wife's sibling's daughter外甥女wài sheng nu:3 sister's daughter's husband外甥女婿wài sheng nu:3 xu sister's son's wife外甥媳妇wài sheng xí fù