mother's brother; maternal uncle
Animated Stroke Order 舅
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HSK Vocabulary: 舅
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 舅 is used in context
1
wǒ我
jiù舅
jiu舅
zhōu周
mò末
yào要
lái来
jiā家
lǐ里
zuò做
kè客
。
My uncle is coming to visit this weekend.
2
jiù舅
mā妈
zuò做
de的
cài菜
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The food my aunt cooks is especially delicious.
3
jiù舅
fù父
sòng送
gěi给
wǒ我
yì一
běn本
gù故
shì事
shū书
。
My uncle gave me a storybook.
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
jiù舅
jiù舅
。
This is my uncle.
5
jiù舅
jiù舅
jīn今
tiān天
lái来
wǒ我
jiā家
chī吃
fàn饭
。
My uncle is coming to my house for dinner today.
6
jiù舅
jiù舅
jīng经
cháng常
dài带
wǒ我
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
My uncle often takes me to the park to play.
Information
Traditional舅
Radical臼
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