elder brother
Animated Stroke Order 兄
Stroke Order Diagrams 兄
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HSK Vocabulary: 兄
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 兄 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
cóng从
xiǎo小
yì一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
We two brothers grew up together since childhood.
2
wǒ我
de的
xiōng兄
zhǎng长
duì对
wǒ我
fēi非
cháng常
zhào照
gù顾
。
My elder brother takes very good care of me.
3
zhè这
wèi位
shī师
xiōng兄
jiào教
wǒ我
hěn很
duō多
gōng功
fū夫
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
This senior fellow apprentice taught me many kung fu techniques.
4
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
xiōng兄
dì弟
。
He is my brother.
5
wǒ我
hé和
xiōng兄
dì弟
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
。
I went to see a movie with my brother.
6
xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
jīng经
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
zhù助
，
gǎn感
qíng情
hěn很
hǎo好
。
The two brothers often help each other and have a good relationship.
Information
Traditional兄
Radical儿
Strokes5
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#703
Zhuyinㄒㄩㄥ
Components—
UnicodeU+5144
CangjieRHHU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality