(shū shu) - uncle (father's younger brother) in Mandarin
shūshuTraditional: 叔叔
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Translation
uncle (father's younger brother)
Word origin
A reduplication of 叔 (shū) 'father's younger brother'. 叔 is a phono-semantic compound combining 又 (a hand) with a phonetic body. Doubling gives the familiar kinship address 'uncle'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 叔 (shū, younger uncle: 又 hand + phonetic), reduplicated
Stroke order
叔
叔
Examples
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My uncle came to visit me.
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Uncle bought me a gift.
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She called that man uncle.
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Uncle is coming to my house today.
钓。
I go fishing with my uncle.
叔叔 (shū shu) means uncle (father's younger brother). It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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