Keyword
elder brother
- Frequency
- #1107
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
Older brother 儿 speaking 口 to younger ones
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
兄弟
brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
弟兄
brothers; comrade
兄妹
brother(s) and sister(s)
兄长
elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age
兄
elder brother
师兄
senior male fellow disciple or student (by seniority, not age); son of one's teacher who is older than oneself
兄弟姐妹
brothers and sisters; siblings
老兄
elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
兄弟会
fraternity
长兄
eldest brother
堂兄弟
father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin
堂兄
older male patrilineal cousin
仁兄
(honorific written address) My dear friend
弟兄们
brothers; comrades; men; brethren
表兄弟
male cousin through a female relative
表兄
older male cousin through a female relative
父兄
father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch
师兄弟
male fellow disciples; fellow apprentices
难兄难弟
(idiom) companions in hardship; fellow sufferers
兄嫂
elder brother and his wife
内兄
wife's older brother
孪生兄弟
twin brothers
令兄
Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
家兄
(polite) my elder brother