Learn Mandarin: How to Use Chinese Characters to Build Younger Extended Family Relationship Names.

Article by yen03 (1,053 pts ) , published Sep 30, 2009

This is the continued part of combining characters and radicals to build the Chinese people names. Here you will learn how the radicals are built up into compound characters that express different family relationships in Younger Extended Family members.

Brothers-in-law and Sisters-in-law

嫂【sǎo= older brother’s wife, older sister-in-lawin which 女【is used as a radical describing female.

and

子【zǐ= personbecomes

嫂子【sǎozi= older brother's wife, older sister-in law, the literal meaning is older brother’s wife person

弟【dì= younger brother

and

媳【= daughter-in-lawbecomes

弟媳【dìxí= younger brother’s wife, younger sister-in-law, the literal meaning is younger brother daughter-in-law

姐【jiě= older sister

and

夫【fū= husband, manbecomes

姐夫【jiěfu= older sister's husband, older brother-in-law, the literal meaning is older sister husband

妹【mèi= younger sister

and

夫【fū= husband, manbecomes

妹夫【mèifu= younger sister's husband, younger brother-in-law, the literal meaning is younger sister husband

Son-in-law and daughter-in-law

媳【= daughter-in-law

and

妇【= woman, wifebecomes

媳妇【xífù= son's wife, daughter-in-law, the literal meaning is daughter-in-law wife

女【nǚ=female

and

婿【xù= son-in-law, husbandbecomes

女婿【nǚxu= daughter’s husband, son-in-law, the literal meaning is female son-in-law

Cousins

堂【táng=(paternal) relationship between cousins

and

哥【gē= older brotherbecomes

堂哥【tánggē= (paternal) older male cousin, the literal meaning is (paternal) relationship between cousins older brother

堂【táng=(paternal) relationship between cousins

and

弟【dì= younger brotherbecomes

堂弟【tángdì= (paternal) younger male cousin, the literal meaning is (paternal) relationship between cousins younger brother

堂【táng=(paternal) relationship between cousins

and

姐【jiě= older sisterbecomes

堂姐【tángjiě= (paternal) older female cousin, (paternal) relationship between cousins older sister

堂【táng=(paternal) relationship between cousins

and

妹【mèi= younger sisterbecomes

堂姝【tángmèi= (paternal) younger female cousin, (paternal) relationship between cousins younger sister

表【biǎo= (maternal) relationship between the cousins

and

哥【gē= older brotherbecomes

表哥【biǎogē= (maternal) older male cousin, the literal meaning is (maternal) relationship between cousins older brother

表【biǎo= (maternal) relationship between the cousins

and

弟【dì= younger brotherbecomes

表弟【biǎodì= (maternal) younger male cousin, the literal meaning is (maternal) relationship between cousins younger brother

表【biǎo= (maternal) relationship between the cousins

and

姐【jiě= older sisterbecomes

表姐【biǎojiě= (maternal) older female cousin, the literal meaning is (maternal) relationship between cousins older sister

表【biǎo= (maternal) relationship between the cousins

and

妹【mèi= younger sisterbecomes

表姝【biǎomèi= (maternal) younger female cousin, the literal meaning is (maternal) relationship between cousins younger sister

Nephews and Nieces

侄【zhí= brother's son, nephew

and

子【zǐ= child, sonbecomes

侄子【zhízi= brother's son, nephew, the literal meaning is brother’s son son

外【wài= external

and

甥【shēng= sister's son, nephewbecomes

外甥【wàisheng= sister's son, nephew, the literal meaning is external sister’s son

侄【zhí= brother's son, nephew

and

nǚ=femalebecomes

侄女【zhínǚ= brother's daughter, niece, the literal meaning is brother’s son female

外【wài= external,

甥【shēng= sister's son, nephew

and

nǚ=female becomes

外甥女【wàishengnǚ= sister's daughter, niece, the literal meaning is external sister’s son female

Nephew’s wife and Niece’s husband

侄【zhí= brother's son, nephew,

nǚ=female

and

婿【xù= son-in-law; husbandbecomes

侄女婿【zhínǚxù= husband of brother's daughter, niece's husband, the literal meaning is nephew female husband

侄【zhí= brother's son, nephew,

媳【= daughter-in-law

and

妇【= woman, wife

侄媳妇【zhíxífu=wife of brother's son, nephew’s wife, the literal meaning is nephew daughter-in-law wife

Grandsons and granddaughters

孙【sūn= grandson

and

子【zǐ= childbecomes

孙子【sūnzi= grandson, the literal meaning is grandson child

外【wài= external

and

孙【sūn= grandson becomes

外孙【wàisūn= daughter's son, grandson, the literal meaning is external grandson

孙【sūn= grandson

and

nǚ=femalebecomes

孙女【sūnnǚ= granddaughter, the literal meaning is grandson female

外【wài= external,

孙【sūn= grandson

and

nǚ=femalebecomes

外孙女【wàisūnnǚ= daughter's daughter; granddaughter, the literal meaning is external grandson female

Great grandsons and Great granddaughters

曾【zēng= relationship between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents

and

孙【sūn= grandson becomes

曾孙【zēngsūn= great-grandson, the literal meaning is relationship between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents grandson

曾【zēng= relationship between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents,

孙【sūn= grandson

and

nǚ=femalebecomes

曾孙女【zēngsūnnǚ= great-granddaughter, the literal meaning is relationship between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents grandson female

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