wàisheng

common
noun

Meaning of

甥 means sister's son; nephew; sister's daughter; niece. Pronounced wài sheng.

  • sister's son; nephew
  • sister's daughter; niece

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

de
wài
sheng
jīn
nián
shàng
xué
le
 

My nephew is going to college this year.

ā
zuì
téng
ài
de
jiù
shì
zhè
ge
wài
sheng
le
 

My aunt loves this nephew the most.

shì
jiě
de
wài
sheng
 
shí
shì
de
biǎo
zhí
 

He is my older sister's son, and technically my male cousin's child too.

Guò
nián
de
shí
hou
wài
sheng
huì
lái
jiā
bài
nián
 

My nephew will come to the house to pay New Year's calls during the Spring Festival.

ma
zǒng
shuō
wài
sheng
shì
bié
rén
jiā
de
hái
zi
 

Mom always says a nephew is considered a child of another family.

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