mother's brother; maternal uncle

Animated Stroke Order 舅

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Stroke Order Diagrams 舅

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jiù
jiu
zhōu
yào
lái
jiā
zuò

My uncle is coming to visit this weekend.

2
jiù
zuò
de
cài
bié
hǎo
chī

The food my aunt cooks is especially delicious.

3
jiù
sòng
gěi
běn
shì
shū

My uncle gave me a storybook.

4
zhè
shì
de
jiù
jiù

This is my uncle.

5
jiù
jiù
jīn
tiān
lái
jiā
chī
fàn

My uncle is coming to my house for dinner today.

6
jiù
jiù
jīng
cháng
dài
gōng
yuán
wán

My uncle often takes me to the park to play.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1851
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄡˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8205
CangjieHXLB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality