Chinese symbol for “brethren”
弟兄们
dì xiōng men
Traditional: 弟兄們
brothers; comrades; men; brethren
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brethren is 弟兄们 (dì xiōng men), defined as: brothers; comrades; men; brethren.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弟兄们.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers; younger brother |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 弟子 | dì zǐ | disciple; follower |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 弟兄 | dì xiong | brothers; comrade |
| 小弟 | xiǎo dì | little brother; I, your little brother (humble) |
| 兄妹 | xiōng mèi | brother(s) and sister(s) |
| 兄长 (兄長) | xiōng zhǎng | elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age |
| 我们 (我們) | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brethren”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.