侄 zhí nephew
怎么记住“侄”: 亻 person + 至 until = nephew. Auntie tells every person at the party she will not cut the cake until her favourite nephew arrives.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
侄 = 亻 person + 至 until
- 亻 person meaning
- 至 until sound
Auntie tells every person at the party she will not cut the cake until her favourite nephew arrives.
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the full form has the woman instead of the person.
用法
- Means nephew (brother's son): 侄子 (zhízi) nephew; 侄女 (zhínǚ) niece.
- Specifically the brother's-side children. A sister's son is 外甥 (wàisheng): Chinese kinship strictly distinguishes paternal vs maternal lines.