Chinese symbol for “nephew”
侄子
zhí zi
Traditional: 姪子
brother's son; nephew
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nephew is 侄子 (zhí zi), defined as: brother's son; nephew.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nephew”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侄 (姪) | zhí | brother's son; nephew |
| 甥 | shēng | (bound form) sister's son; nephew |
| 从子 (從子) | cóng zǐ | paternal uncle's son; nephew |
| 犹子 (猶子) | yóu zǐ | (old) brother's son or daughter; nephew |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侄子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侄女 (姪女) | zhí nǚ | brother's daughter; niece |
| 侄儿 (姪兒) | zhí ér | see 侄子 (zhí zi) |
| 侄孙 (姪孫) | zhí sūn | grandnephew |
| 侄孙女 (姪孫女) | zhí sūn nǚ | grand niece |
| 表侄 (表姪) | biǎo zhí | son of a male cousin via female line |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nephew”.
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.