舅
舅

About

The character 舅 is a phono-semantic compound formed by combining the semantic component 男 (nán), meaning "male", with the phonetic component 臼 (jiù), which indicates its pronunciation. This character specifically denotes "mother's brother". The word 舅舅 is created by reduplicating this character to form the kinship term for "uncle".

Example Sentences Hide

我的舅舅很高。

Wǒ de jiùjiu hěn gāo.

My maternal uncle is very tall.

我的舅舅对我特别好。

Wǒ de jiùjiu duì wǒ tèbié hǎo.

My maternal uncle is especially good to me.

今天舅舅来我家吃晚饭。

Jīntiān jiùjiu lái wǒ jiā chī wǎnfàn.

Today, my uncle came to my house for dinner.

舅舅给我买了一本有趣的故事书。

Jiùjiu gěi wǒ mǎi le yī běn yǒuqù de gùshishū.

My uncle bought me an interesting storybook.

暑假我打算坐火车去舅舅家玩。

Shǔjià wǒ dǎsuàn zuò huǒchē qù jiùjiu jiā wán.

This summer vacation, I plan to take the train to my uncle's house to visit.

Word Definition - 舅舅

jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[gè]

Individual Character Details

舅 jiù
舅 jiù