侄 (zhí): nephew, brother's son, variant of 姪|侄
侄 (zhí) is a Chinese character meaning “nephew.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 至 (phonetic). It ranks #3001 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 侄 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 你 (nǐ, you), 他 (tā, he).
Definitions
- nephew
- brother's son
- variant of 姪|侄
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 侄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侄女noun | zhí nǚ | brother's daughter |
| 侄儿noun | zhí ér | see 姪子|侄子 |
| 表侄noun | biǎo zhí | son of a male cousin via female line |
| 侄孙女noun | zhí sūn nǚ | grand niece |
| 侄女婿noun | zhí nǚ xu | brother's daughter's husband |
| 侄孙noun | zhí sūn | grandnephew |
| 表侄女noun | biǎo zhí nǚ | daughter of a male cousin via female line |
| 堂侄 | táng zhí | nephew by the male line |
| 侄媳妇noun | zhí xí fù | brother's son's wife |
侄 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 侄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
她侄长得很美，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.
电影讲述一个前美国禁毒署特工要回到南美洲的山间，去寻找他失踪的侄子侄女的故事。
diàn yǐng jiǎng shù yī gè qián měi guó jīn dú shǔ tè gōng yāo huí dào nán měi zhōu de shān jiān , qù xún zhǎo tā shī zōng de zhí zǐ zhí nǚ de gù shì .
The film tells the story of a former DEA agent who must return to the mountains of South America to search for his missing niece and nephew.
第二季将继续扩展郑氏叔侄关系背后的犯罪世界。
dì èr jì jiāng jì xù kuò zhǎn zhèng shì shū zhí guān xì bèi hòu de fàn zuì shì jiè .
Season 2 will continue to explore the criminal underworld behind the relationship between Uncle Zheng and his nephew.
挺伊朗政权还在美炫富 苏雷曼尼侄女绿卡遭撤被拘留
tǐng yī lǎng zhèng quán hái zài měi xuàn fù sū léi màn ní zhí nǚ lǜ kǎ zāo chè bèi jū liú
Iranian regime supporter flaunts wealth in the U.S.; Soleimani’s niece detained after green card revoked
存款恐被侄女盗领? 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...
护花使者|广东美女拜年遭亲戚催婚 6岁侄仔妙语反击|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
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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