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兄

elder brother

Subcomponents

Name

Primary

elder brother

Alternatives

older brother

Mnemonic

The ancient Chinese must have thought 兄 elder brothers talk a lot, since they are depicted here as consisting of no more than a 口 mouth with which to speak and some 儿 legs to move around so they can find people to speak to.

Found In Components

Found In Hanzi