xiōng
兄 (xiōng) is a Chinese word meaning “elder brother”.
Meanings
- 1elder brother
Related words
兄弟brothers老兄elder brother (often used self-referentially)弟兄brothers兄妹brother(s) and sister(s)堂兄older male patrilineal cousin兄长elder brother表兄弟male cousin through a female relative堂兄弟father's brother's sons仁兄(honorific written address) My dear friend师兄senior male fellow student or apprentice长兄eldest brother难兄难弟lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)