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侄
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nephew

HSK 10
Human →Relations →Family
zhí
シツ、シチ、テツ
かた.い、おろ.か、とど.まる
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 至 represents the sound. Simplified form of 姪.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 至 until =
侄 nephew
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
至 Phonetic component
zhì until
reach, arrive
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
侄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
侄 [zhí]
variant of 姪|侄[zhí]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
侄子 [zhí​zi] #4,240
brother's son
侄女 [zhí​nǚ] #6,158
niece
侄儿 [zhí​'ér] #20,158
see 姪子|侄子[zhí​zi]
侄孙 [zhí​sūn] #50,153
grandnephew
表侄 [biǎo​zhí] #67,321
son of a male cousin via female line
堂侄 [táng​zhí] #59,382
nephew by the male line
侄女婿 [zhí​nǚ​xu] #61,252
brother's daughter's husband
侄媳妇 [zhí​xí​fu] #62,411
brother's son's wife
侄孙女 [zhí​sūn​nǚ] #63,176
grand niece
表侄女 [biǎo​zhí​nǚ] #65,639
daughter of a male cousin via female line