Chinese Family Tree
Talking about family members in Chinese is very complicated due to the Confucian emphasis on relationships and hierarchy. In this article, let's deal with it.
father's father 祖父 zǔfù，爺爺 yéye
father's mother 祖母 zǔmǔ ，奶奶 nǎinɑi
mother's father 外祖父 wàizǔfù，外公 wàiɡōnɡ，姥爺 lǎoye
mother's mother 外祖母 wàizǔmǔ，外婆 wàipó，姥姥 lǎolɑo
father 父親 fùqin，爸爸 bàbɑ
mother 母親 mǔqin，媽媽 māmɑ
father's elder brother 伯父 bófù
father's elder brother's wife 伯母 bómǔ
father's little brother 叔叔 shūshu
father's little brother's wife 嬸嬸 shěnshěn
father's sister 姑姑 ɡūɡu，姑媽 ɡūmā
father's sister's husband 姑父 ɡūfu，姑丈 ɡūzhànɡ
mother's brother 舅舅 jiùjiu
mother's sister-in-law 舅媽 jiùmā
mother's sister 姨媽 yímā
mother's brother-in-law 姨丈 yízhànɡ，姨夫 yífù
elder brother 哥哥 ɡēɡē
little brother 弟弟 dìdi
elder sister 姐姐 jiějie
elder sister 妹妹 mèimei
son of father's brother 堂兄弟 tánɡxiōnɡdì
daughter of father's brother 堂姐妹 tánɡjiěmèi
the other cousin 表兄弟（male）biǎoxiōnɡdì，表姐妹（female） biǎojiěmèi
son 兒子 érzi
daughter 女兒 nǚér
daughter-in-law 兒媳 érxí
son-in-law 女婿 nǚxù
son of son 孫子 sūnzi
daughter of son 孫女 sūnnǚ
son of daughter 外孫 wàisūn
daughter of daughter 外孫女 wàisūnnǚ
brother's son 侄子 zhízi
brother's dughter 侄女 zhínǚ
sister's son 外甥 wàishēnɡ
sister's daughter 外甥女 wàishēnɡnǚ
