Chinese Word: 叔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叔HSK 3

Pinyin: shū

English Definition: uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]

Chinese Definition:
①兄弟排行次序第三：伯、仲、叔、季。
②父亲的弟弟，亦称跟父亲同辈而年纪较小的男子：叔父。大叔。
③丈夫的弟弟：小叔子。叔嫂。
④拾：“九月叔苴”。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 又

Ideographic:The smaller 小 brother

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 上 [ shàng ] above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
  - 小 [ xiǎo ] small, tiny, insignificant
- 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 叔

大叔	dà shū	eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
叔父	shū fù	father's younger brother; uncle
小叔	xiǎo shū	husband's younger brother; brother-in-law
叔公	shū gōng	great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother
叔伯	shū bai	(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather

1		shū shu 叔叔 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 jiā de 家的 zhǎng bèi 长辈。 Uncle is the elder in our family.
2		wǒ 我 hěn 很 gǎn jī 感激 shū shu 叔叔 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 bāng zhù 帮助。 I am very grateful for the help that uncle has given me.
3		shū shu 叔叔 hěn 很 shàn liáng 善良， zǒng shì 总是 bāng zhù 帮助 bié ren 别人。 Uncle is very kind, always willing to help others.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 kàn wàng 看望 zhèng zài 正在 kāng fù 康复 de 的 shū shu 叔叔。 I'm going to visit my recovering uncle.
5		wǒ 我 shū shu 叔叔 shì 是 yī míng 一名 jiāo jǐng 交警， tā 他 fù zé 负责 yán chá 严查 jiǔ jià 酒驾。 My uncle is a traffic police officer, and he is responsible for strictly checking drunk driving.

1		shū shu 叔叔 shì 是 wǒ men 我们 jiā de 家的 zhǎng bèi 长辈。 Uncle is the elder in our family.
2		wǒ 我 hěn 很 gǎn jī 感激 shū shu 叔叔 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 bāng zhù 帮助。 I am very grateful for the help that uncle has given me.
3		shū shu 叔叔 hěn 很 shàn liáng 善良， zǒng shì 总是 bāng zhù 帮助 bié ren 别人。 Uncle is very kind, always willing to help others.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 kàn wàng 看望 zhèng zài 正在 kāng fù 康复 de 的 shū shu 叔叔。 I'm going to visit my recovering uncle.
5		wǒ 我 shū shu 叔叔 shì 是 yī míng 一名 jiāo jǐng 交警， tā 他 fù zé 负责 yán chá 严查 jiǔ jià 酒驾。 My uncle is a traffic police officer, and he is responsible for strictly checking drunk driving.