侄 zhí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 至 reach, arrive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
侄子
zhízi
nephew
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我侄子今年上初中，对天文和乐器都很感兴趣。 Wǒ zhízi jīnnián shàng chūzhōng, duì tiānwén hé yuèqì dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. My nephew is in junior secondary school this year and is very interested in astronomy and musical instruments.
- 过年的时候，侄子来我家玩了三天。 Guònián de shíhou, zhízi lái wǒ jiā wán le sān tiān. At New Year, my nephew came to play at my home for three days.
- 哥哥的儿子是我的侄子，今年刚上小学。 Gēge de érzi shì wǒ de zhízi, jīnnián gāng shàng xiǎoxué. My older brother's son is my nephew, and he has just started primary school this year.