兄 — hyeong

Parts that make up 兄

How 兄 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 兄 as a ideographic compound involving 口, 儿.

Korean example words with 兄

• 종형從兄 Korean gloss: 사촌 형
• 중형仲兄 Korean gloss: 자기의 둘째 형
• 교형敎兄 Korean gloss: ‘교우’의 높임말
• 현형賢兄 Korean gloss: ‘친구’의 높임말
• 친형親兄 Korean gloss: 같은 부모에게서 난 형
• 부형父兄 Korean gloss: 아버지와 형을 아울러 이르는 말
• 처형妻兄 Korean gloss: 아내의 언니를 이르거나 부르는 말
• 형부兄夫 Korean gloss: 언니의 남편을 이르거나 부르는 말
• 인형姻兄 Korean gloss: 손위 누이의 남편을 이르거나 부르는 말
• 가형家兄 Korean gloss: 남에게 자기의 맏형을 겸손하게 이르는 말
• 장형長兄 Korean gloss: 둘 이상의 형 가운데 맏이인 형을 이르는 말
• 적형嫡兄 Korean gloss: 첩에게서 난 아들이 정실에게서 난 형을 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 兄

• 兄あに older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
• 兄弟きょうだい brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings
• 実兄じっけい biological older brother
• 兄貴あにき elder brother; one's senior; older man
• 兄ちゃんにいちゃん (one's) older brother; young man; sonny
• 兄さんにいさん older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
• 義兄ぎけい brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
• 長兄ちょうけい eldest brother
• 兄弟子あにでし senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student
• 兄姉けいし older brother and older sister
• 親兄弟おやきょうだい parents and siblings; one's relatives
• 従兄じゅうけい cousin (older male)

Characters sharing the phonetic 兄

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “형”

Other hanja with radical 儿