(zhí): variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]

(zhí) is a Chinese character meaning “variant of 姪|侄[zhi2].” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #3001 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, person. Its radical form (person) appears in many related characters such as (rén, person), (, you), (, he).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticperson

Decomposition: ⿰亻至 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounzhí zibrother's son6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
zhí nǚbrother's daughter
zhí érsee 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]
biǎo zhíson of a male cousin via female line
zhí sūn nǚgrand niece
婿zhí nǚ xubrother's daughter's husband
zhí sūngrandnephew
biǎo zhí nǚdaughter of a male cousin via female line
táng zhínephew by the male line
zhí xí fùbrother's son's wife
10
Total compounds
70
As first character
20
As last character
10
As middle character

appears in 10 compound words: 70 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

sūn
0.5005,250 co-occurrences
0.495990 co-occurrences
0.48736,144 co-occurrences
shū
0.4622,526 co-occurrences
婿
0.461840 co-occurrences
shēng
0.455564 co-occurrences
0.44717,486 co-occurrences
bèi
0.386264 co-occurrences
táng
0.3853,390 co-occurrences
ér
0.3781,938 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

长得很美,心地也很善良。

tā zhí cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .

Her niece is very beautiful and has a kind heart.

WorldjournalApr 2026

挺伊朗政权还在美炫富 苏雷曼尼女绿卡遭撤被拘留

tǐng yī lǎng zhèng quán hái zài měi xuàn fù sū léi màn ní zhí nǚ lǜ kǎ zāo chè bèi jū liú

LtnMar 2026

存款恐被女盗领? 男误信“假弟弟”诈骗险领150...

cún kuǎn kǒng bèi zhí nǚ dào lǐng ? nán wù xìn jiǎ dì dì zhà piàn xiǎn lǐng 1 5 0 . . .

Worried his niece might steal his savings? Man nearly falls for "fake brother" scam and almost withdraws 150...

StheadlineFeb 2026

护花使者|广东美女拜年遭亲戚催婚 6岁仔妙语反击|有片

hù huā shǐ zhě guǎng dōng měi nǚ bài nián zāo qīn qī cuī hūn 6 suì zhí zǐ miào yǔ fǎn jī yǒu piàn

Flower Protector|Guangdong beauty was urged to get married by relatives for New Year's greetings, and her 6-year-old nephew counterattacked with a witty remark|There is a film

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 侄 (zhí) mean in Chinese?
侄 (zhí) primarily means "variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #3001 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 侄 and 室?
侄 (zhí) and 室 (shì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 亻 vs 宀 (same 至 component).
How many strokes does 侄 have?
侄 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 侄?
The radical associated with 侄 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 侄?
侄 is composed of: 亻 (semantic), 至 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻至 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 侄?
Common words with 侄 include: 侄子 (zhí zi, "brother's son"); 侄女 (zhí nǚ, "brother's daughter"); 侄儿 (zhí ér, "see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]"); 表侄 (biǎo zhí, "son of a male cousin via female line"); 侄孙女 (zhí sūn nǚ, "grand niece"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
Is 侄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 侄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.