甥

shēng

Radical: 生 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

甥 decomposes into the following components:

生 男

Semantic component: 男; phonetic component: 生.

Words containing 甥

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 甥.

外甥
wài shēng
sister's son
甥女
shēng nǚ
niece (sister's daughter)
外甥女
wài sheng nǚ
sister's daughter
外甥女婿
wài sheng nǚ xu
sister's daughter's husband
外甥媳妇
wài sheng xí fù
sister's son's wife

Related characters (radical 生)

Characters that share the radical 生.

生 產 産 甤 甦

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