Keyword
uncle
- mother's brother
- Frequency
- #2697
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
jiù
Mnemonic
男 (man) gives the meaning and 臼 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
舅舅
mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
舅妈
(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
舅父
mother's brother; maternal uncle
舅母
wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife
小舅子
(coll.) wife's younger brother
舅
maternal uncle
大舅子
(coll.) wife's older brother
舅公
grandmother's brother
舅子
(coll.) wife's brother
舅爷
father's maternal uncle; granduncle
外舅
(literary) father-in-law; wife's father