姪

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Han character 1.1.1 References 2 Cantonese 2.1 Hanzi 3 Japanese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Antonyms 3.2.2 Kanji 3.2.2.1 Readings 4 Korean 4.1 Hanja 5 Mandarin 5.1 Hanzi

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Han character

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

1. niece
2. nephew

[edit] 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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[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

姪 (Yale jat6)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

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

1. the daughter of ones sibling; a niece

[edit] Antonyms

• 甥 (oi)

[edit] Kanji

姪

[edit] Readings

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

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Hanja

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

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

姪 (pinyin zhí (zhi2), Wade-Giles chih²)