Chinese Family Relationship Titles
Find the Chinese Family Relationship Terms. In China, Chinese family titles are divided up by generation and sex. There are so many different relationship terms : for example, "Uncle" will be different if he is my uncle-in-law by my mother or by my father. The easiest way to find the exact relationship is to use this online tool.
| Formal (Simp.) | Formal (Pinyin) | Informal (Simp.) | Informal (Pinyin) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You » Father | 父亲 | fù qīn | 爸爸 | bà ba |
| You » Father » Father | 祖父 | zǔ fù | 爷爷 | yé ye |
| You » Father » Father » Little sister | 祖姑母 | zǔ gū mǔ | 姑奶奶 | gū nǎi nai |
| You » Father » Father » Little sister » Husband | 姑爷 | gū yé | - | - |
| You » Father » Mother | 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | 奶奶 | nǎi nai |
| You » Father » Father » Brother | 伯叔祖୫ | bó shū zǔ fù | - | - |
| You » Father » Father » Brother » Wife | 伯叔祖ે | bó shū zǔ mǔ | - | - |
| You » Father » Father » Father | 曾祖父 | zēng zǔ fù | 老爷爷 | lǎo yé ye |
| You » Father » Father » Mother | 曾祖母 | zēng zǔ mǔ | 老奶奶 | lǎo nǎi nai |
| You » Father » Father » Father » Father | 高祖父 | gāo zǔ fù | - | - |
| You » Father » Father » Father » Mother | 高祖母 | gāo zǔ mǔ | - | - |
| You » Father » Big brother | 伯父 | bó fù | 大爷 | dà yé |
| You » Father » Big brother » Wife | 伯母 | bó mǔ | 大娘 | dà niáng |
| You » Father » Little brother | 叔父 | shū fù | 叔叔 | shū shu |
| You » Father » Little brother » Wife | 婶母 | shěn mǔ | 婶子 | shěn zi |
| You » Father » Brother » Son | 堂兄弟 | táng xiōng dì | - | - |
| You » Father » Brother » Daughter | 堂姊妹 | táng zǐ mèi | - | - |
| You » Father » Sister | 姑母 | gū mǔ | - | - |
| You » Father » Sister » Husband | 姑夫 | gū fu | - | - |
| You » Father » Sister » Son | 表兄弟 | biǎo xiōng dì | - | - |
| You » Father » Sister » Daughter | 表姊妹 | biǎo zǐ mèi | - | - |
| You » Big brother | 长兄 | zhǎng xiōng | 哥哥 | gē ge |
| You » Big brother » Wife | 嫂 | sǎo | 嫂子 | sǎo zi |
| You » Little brother | 幼弟 | yòu dì | 弟弟 | dì di |
| You » Little brother » Wife | 弟妇 | dì fù | 弟妹 | dì mèi |
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| You » Brother » Son | 侄子 | zhí zi | - | - |
| You » Brother » Son » Wife | 侄媳妇 | zhí xí fu | - | - |
| You » Brother » Daughter | 侄女 | zhí nǚ | - | - |
| You » Brother » Daughter » Husband | 侄女婿 | zhí nǚ xu | - | - |
| You » Big sister | 长姊 | zhǎng zǐ | 姐姐 | jiě jie |
| You » Big sister » Husband | 姊夫 | zǐ fu | 姐夫 | jiě fu |
| You » Big sister » Husband | 姊丈 | zǐ zhàng | 姐夫 | jiě fu |
| You » Little sister | 幼妹 | yòu mèi | 妹妹 | mèi mèi |
| You » Little sister » Husband | 妹夫 | mèi fu | - | - |
| You » Sister » Son | 外甥 | wài sheng | - | - |
| You » Sister » Son » Wife | 外甥媳ࣳ | wài sheng xí fù | - | - |
| You » Sister » Daughter | 外甥女 | wài sheng nǚ | - | - |
| You » Sister » Daughter » Husband | 外甥女ऌ | wài sheng nǚ xu | - | - |
| You » Son | 儿子 | ér zi | - | - |
| You » Son » Wife | 媳妇 | xí fù | - | - |
| You » Son » Son | 孙子 | sūn zi | - | - |
| You » Son » Son » Wife | 孙媳夫 | sūn xí fu | - | - |
| You » Son » Daughter | 孙女 | sūn nǚ | - | - |
| You » Son » Daughter » Husband | 孙女婿 | sūn nǚ xu | - | - |
| You » Daughter | 女儿 | nǚ ér | - | - |
| You » Daughter » Husband | 女婿 | nǚ xu | - | - |
| You » Daughter » Son | 外孙 | wài sūn | - | - |
| You » Daughter » Daughter | 外孙女 | wài sūn nǚ | - | - |
| You » Child » Child » Son | 曾孙 | zēng sūn | - | - |
| You » Child » Child » Daughter | 曾孙女 | zēng sūn nǚ | - | - |
| You » Son » Son » Son » Son | 玄孙 | xuán sūn | - | - |
| You » Brother » Son » Son | 侄孙 | zhí sūn | - | - |
| You » Brother » Son » Daughter | 侄孙女 | zhí sūn nǚ | - | - |
| You » Father » Father » Sister » Son | 表叔 | biǎo shū | - | - |
| You » Father » Father » Sister » Daughter | 表姑 | biǎo gū | - | - |
| You » Father » Sister » Son » Son | 表侄 | biǎo zhí | - | - |
| You » Mother | 母亲 | mǔ qīn | 妈妈 | mā ma |
| You » Mother » Father | 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | 外公,老爷 | wài gōng, lǎo yé |
| You » Mother » Mother | 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | 外婆,姥姥 | wài pó, lǎo lǎo |
| You » Mother » Father » Father | 曾外公 | zēng wài gōng | 曾公 | zēng gōng |
| You » Mother » Father » Mother | 曾外婆 | zēng wài pó | 曾婆 | zēng pó |
| You » Mother » Father » Father » Father | 高外公 | gāo wài gōng | - | - |
| You » Mother » Father » Father » Mother | 高外婆 | gāo wài pó | - | - |
| You » Mother » Mother » Sister | 姨姥姥 | yí lǎo lao | - | - |
| You » Mother » Brother | 舅父 | jiù fù | 舅舅 | jiù jiu |
| You » Mother » Brother » Wife | 舅母 | jiù mǔ | 妗子 | jìn zi |
| You » Mother » Sister | 姨母 | yí mǔ | 姨妈 | yí mā |
| You » Mother » Sister » Husband | 姨夫 | yí fu | - | - |
| You » Mother » Sister » Husband | 姨丈 | yí zhàng | - | - |
| You » Mother » Sibling » Son | 表兄弟 | biǎo xiōng dì | - | - |
| You » Mother » Sibling » Daughter | 表姊妹 | biǎo zǐ mèi | - | - |
| You » Husband | 丈夫 | zhàng fu | 老公 | lǎo gong |
| You » Husband » Father | 公公 | gōng gong | - | - |
| You » Husband » Mother | 婆婆 | pó po | - | - |
| You » Husband » Big brother | 大伯 | dà bó | - | - |
| You » Husband » Little brother | 小叔 | xiǎo shū | - | - |
| You » Husband » Big sister | 大姑 | dà gū | - | - |
| You » Husband » Little sister | 小姑 | xiǎo gū | - | - |
| You » Wife | 妻子 | qī zi | 老婆 | lǎo pó |
| You » Wife » Father | 岳父 | yuè fù | - | - |
| You » Wife » Mother | 岳母 | yuè mǔ | - | - |
| You » Wife » Big brother | 内兄 | nèi xiōng | 大舅子 | dà jiù zi |
| You » Wife » Little brother | 内弟 | nèi dì | 小舅子 | xiǎo jiù zi |
| You » Wife » Brother » Wife | 舅嫂 | jiù sǎo | - | - |
| You » Wife » Big sister | 姨姐 | yí jiě | 姨姐 | dà yí |
| You » Wife » Little sister | 姨妹 | yí mèi | 小姨 | xiǎo yí |
| You » Wife » Big sister » Husband | 襟兄 | jīn xiōng | - | - |
| You » Wife » Little sister » Husband | 襟弟 | jīn dì | - | - |
| You » Wife » Sister » Child | 姨甥男ࣱ | yí sheng nán nǚ | - | - |
| You » Wife » Sibling » Son | 外甥 | wài sheng | - | - |
| You » Wife » Sibling » Daughter | 外甥女 | wài sheng nǚ | - | - |
| You » Wife » Parent » Brother | 叔丈人 | shū zhàng rén | - | - |
| You » Wife » Parent » Sister | 叔丈母 | shū zhàng mǔ | - | - |
| You » Mother » Husband | 继父 | jì fù | - | - |
| You » Father » Wife | 继母 | jì mǔ | - | - |