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甥
shēng
niece, nephew; sister's child
🔤 Pictophonetic:
男 (boy) provides meaning, 生 provides pronunciation
Words Using 甥 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
外甥
wàishēng
sister's son / wife's sibling's son
外甥
wàishēng
sister's son / wife's sibling's son
外甥女
wàishengnǚ
sister's daughter / wife's sibling's daughter
外甥女
wàishengnǚ
sister's daughter / wife's sibling's daughter
外甥女婿
wàishengnǚxu
sister's daughter's husband
外甥女婿
wàishengnǚxu
sister's daughter's husband
外甥媳妇
wàishengxífù
sister's son's wife
外甥媳妇
wàishengxífù
sister's son's wife
姨甥男女
yíshengnánnǚ
wife's sister's children
姨甥男女
yíshengnánnǚ
wife's sister's children
甥
shēng
sister's son / nephew
甥
shēng
sister's son / nephew
甥女
shēngnǚ
niece (sister's daughter)
甥女
shēngnǚ
niece (sister's daughter)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰生男
i
Component Tree i
shēng
生
life, lifetime; birth; growth
💡 Ideographic:
A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
5 strokes
HSK 1
nán
男
man, boy; male; baron; surname
💡 Ideographic:
Someone who can work 力 the farm 田
7 strokes
HSK 2