漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
兄: elder brother, big brother
JLPT N45 strokesGrade 2Your ink: 白 Not met
口 and 儿 carry the meaning
5 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 父兄ふけいguardians
- 実兄じっけいbiological older brother
キョウkyou · on'yomi
- 兄弟きょうだいsiblings
あにani · kun'yomi · on its own
- 兄あにone's own older brother
- 兄貴あにきelder brother; big brother
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- お兄さんおにいさんolder brother [hon.]
- 兄さんにいさんolder brother; elder brother
- 兄ちゃんにいちゃん(one's) older brother
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand tall on your own two feet! This radical represents the physical foundation of a person—their legs and their incredible ability to walk, stand firm, and move through the world.”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiōng
Same form: 兄 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 兄 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 兄 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiōng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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