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兄
elder brother
Subcomponents
口
mouth
儿
legs
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
兌
merman
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Found In Hanzi
xiōng
兄
elder brother
kè
克
overcome
kuàng
況
situation
jìng
競
compete
jīng
兢
cautious
zhù
祝
wish well
kè
剋
overcome
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