| xiōng | elder brother |
| 兄 | elder brother |
| 兄妹 | brother(s) and sister(s) |
| 兄嫂 | elder brother and his wife |
| 兄弟 | older and younger brother brothers brotherly |
| 兄弟会 | fraternity |
| 兄弟姐妹 | siblings |
| 兄弟阋墙 | internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself |
| 兄长 | elder brother term of respect for a man of about the same age |