姪

See also: 侄

Translingual

Han character

姪 (radical 38 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女一戈土 (VMIG), four-corner 4141₄, composition ⿰女至)

1. niece
2. nephew

References

• KangXi: page 260, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6226
• Dae Jaweon: page 526, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1043, character 11
• Unihan data for U+59EA

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		姪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhí (zhi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
    • Wade-Giles: chih²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zat⁶
    • Yale: jaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzat⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐt̚²/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (姪, reconstructed)
Character (姪), Pronunciation 1/2
Initial: 澄 (11) Final: 質 Division: III			Openness: Open Tone: Checked (Ø)			Fanqie: 直一切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ɖiɪt̚/	/ȡʱi̯ĕt̚/	/ȡiĕt̚/	/ɖit̚/	/ɖit̚/	/ȡĭĕt̚/	/ȡjet̚/
Character (姪), Pronunciation 2/2
Initial: 定 (7) Final: 屑 Division: IV			Openness: Open Tone: Checked (Ø)			Fanqie: 徒結切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/det̚/	/dʱiet̚/	/det̚/	/det̚/	/dɛt̚/	/diet̚/	/dɛt̚/

Old Chinese pronunciation (姪, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
姪					17352					至					質					2					姪					/*diːɡ/
姪					17367					至					質					2					秩					/*diɡ/

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Japanese

Kanji

姪

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

• On: てつ (tetsu), ちつ (chitsu)
• Kun: めい (mei), おい (oi)

Etymology

/me1hi/: [mepi] → [meɸi] → [mewi] → [mei]. Initial /me/ is cognate with me₁ (“female”).

Noun

姪 (hiragana めい, romaji mei, historical hiragana めひ)

1. the daughter of ones sibling; a niece

Antonyms

• 甥 (oi)

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Korean

Hanja

姪 (jil, jeol) (hangeul 질, 절, revised jil, jeol, McCune-Reischauer chil, chŏl)

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Vietnamese

Han character

姪 (đẹt)

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