zhí

niece

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

至 sound component

  Sound component

zhì

  

reach

Evolution

姪 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
姪 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
姪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姪 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
姪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhí

niece

() 

zhí

nephew by the male line

Most common words with 姪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

侄子

nephew

侄女

niece

nephew by the male line

侄儿

nephew

侄孙

grandnephew