兄

xiōng
#1,087 most
frequent character
elder brother

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

兄 shows a person 儿 with a big mouth 口. That picture gives the first meaning, older brother. It later grew to mean brother in general.

Drawn as: person with big mouth

兄 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
况贶
picture1 character
兑
empty1 character
祝

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Homophones

凶xiōng
fierce, ominous, terrible, murder

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