Character: 兄
Modern (Beijing) reading: xiōng
Preclassic Old Chinese: smraŋ
Classic Old Chinese: m̥raŋ
Western Han Chinese: m̥raŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: m̥reŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: hweŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: hweŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: hweŋ
Middle Chinese: xwäiŋ
English meaning : elder brother
Russian meaning[s]: 1) старший брат; старший; 2) вежл. уважаемый друг (в обращении к сверстникам)
Radical: 10
Four-angle index: 7372
Karlgren code: 0765 a-e
Vietnamese reading: huynh
Shijing occurrences: 26.2, 35.2, 39.2, 49.1_, 51.1, 51.2, 58.5
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