懂中文 Dong Chinese

甥

shēng

sister's child

Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.

Components
男 meaning component

男  Meaning component

nán

  

male

生 sound component

生  Sound component

shēng

  

life

Evolution

甥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
甥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

甥  

shēng

sister's child; sister's son; nephew

Most common words with 甥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

外甥

sister's son

外甥女

sister's daughter

甥

nephew

甥女

niece (sister's daughter)