哥

Glyph origin
Stacked form of.

Etymology

 * “elder brother”
 * This sense is attested in Medieval Chinese, and became popular during the Tang dynasty, gradually displacing.
 * It is a of, a borrowing from  . Compare 🇨🇬, whence also 🇨🇬. Related to , which is the definite form of the same Xianbei word.

Definitions

 * 1) older brother; elder brother
 * 2) older male relative of the same generation

Kanji

 * 1) elder brother
 * 1) elder brother
 * 1) elder brother