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brotherly

HSK 10 N1
テイ、ダイ
Fraternal 弟 respect 忄; 弟 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
Meaning component
younger brother
young brother
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[tì]
to do one's duty as a younger brother
Japanese
てい 同音

noun

  1. respect for one's elders
  2. harmony among siblings
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すなお
Sunao given name
だい
Dai unclassified name
てい
Tei female given name
ていじ
Teiji unclassified name
とも
Tomo unclassified name
やすし
Yasushi given name