姪女兒 zhínǚr niece Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 侄女 zhínǚ noun niece (brother's daughter) one's brother's daughter儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.