弟
2 readings · tap one to hear it
younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 弓 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 弟
- Common rank
- #1,160
- Unicode
- U+5F1F
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Formation & memory
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How 弟 is formed
How to remember it
younger brother · Heisig RSH #1022
horns + dollar sign
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 弟
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弟弟 | younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] | |
| 关门弟子 | last disciple of a master | |
| 故家子弟 | descended from an old family | |
| 八旗子弟 | child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility); (fig.) privileged brat | |
| 子弟 | child; the younger generation | |
| 弟子 | disciple; follower | |
| 学弟 | junior or younger male schoolmate | |
| 误人子弟 | (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate e… | |
| 小弟 | little brother; I, your little brother (humble) | |
| 家弟 | (polite) my younger brother | |
| 老弟 | (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy… | |
| 阿弟 | younger brother | |
| 内弟 | wife's younger brother | |
| 表弟 | younger male cousin through a female relative | |
| 师弟 | young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate | |
| 双生兄弟 | twin brothers | |
| 四海之内皆兄弟 | all men are brothers | |
| 小弟弟 | little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis | |
| 亲兄弟，明算帐 | even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom) | |
| 华纳兄弟 | Warner Brothers |
Sound family
These characters use 弟 as their sound component — compare how they read.