叔 (shū): Father's younger brother — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 叔

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 叔

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

叔

尗bean

又hand

叔=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 叔

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5.

How to Use 叔

Common word with 叔

One common HSK word with 叔 is 叔叔, meaning "uncle [father's younger brother]".

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Example Sentences

wǒ我

shū叔

shu叔

zhōu周

mò末

yào要

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尗bean

+又hand

A hand (又) picking beans (尗) — originally meaning to gather, later uncle.

shū叔

shu叔

uncle [father's younger brother]

lái

来

wǒ我

jiā家

zuò做

kè客

。

My uncle is coming to visit my home this weekend.

wǒ我

de的

shū叔

fù父

shì是

yí一

wèi位

dà大

xué学

jiào教

shòu授

。

My uncle is a university professor.

nà那

wèi位

dà大

shū叔

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

sàn散

bù步

。

That uncle often takes walks in the park.

bào鲍

shū叔

yá牙

shì是

guǎn管

zhòng仲

de的

hǎo好

péng朋

you友

。

Bao Shuya was a good friend of Guan Zhong.

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