zhí
niece
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 至 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 姪
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
nephew | ||
niece | ||
nephew by the male line | ||
nephew | ||
grandnephew |
Sources