Memory phrase for the character: 侄

侄

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Meaning

nephew by the male line, nephew

Pronunciation

zhí

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: to arrive, reach 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow 厶 returns back to earth 土 and arrives there.)

Mnemonic
 
The person, who just has arrived is the nephew.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
至 to arrive, reachShows an arrow, falling to the ground and such reaches its target.




 Vocabulary

侄女 zhí nǚ  niece; brother's daughter
侄子 zhí zi  brother's son or daughter; nephew
表侄 biǎo zhí  second cousin
表侄 biǎo zhí  

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