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Meaning of 舅

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HSK 5
Pinyin: jiù
English Definition: maternal uncle
Chinese Definition:
①母亲的弟兄:舅舅。舅父。舅母。
②妻的弟兄:妻舅。
③古代称丈夫的父亲:舅姑(公婆)。“昔者吾舅死于虎”。
④古代帝王称异姓大邦诸侯为“伯舅”,异姓小邦诸侯为“叔舅”。诸侯亦称异姓大夫为“舅”。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (man) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ jiù ] mortar; bone joint socket
    • [ nán ] man, boy; male; baron; surname
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Example Words
舅父 jiù mother's brother; maternal uncle
舅妈 jiù (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
舅母 jiù wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife
舅爷 jiù father's maternal uncle; granduncle
大舅子 jiù zi (coll.) wife's older brother
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Example Sentences
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The child lives with his uncle.