舅
HSK 7–9

舅 (jiù): uncle

jiù

uncle

Pinyin

jiù

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

uncle

How to Write 舅 (jiù)

舅 is written in 13 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 舅

A phono-semantic compound: 男 (man) carries the meaning, and 臼 hints at the pronunciation.

What 舅 is Made Of

舅 is built from 2 components:

臼mortar
男man, boy

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Words Using 舅

Common Chinese words that contain 舅:

舅舅

jiùjiu

Characters Related to 舅

These characters share a building block with 舅:

鼠

鼠

shǔ

毁

毁

huǐ

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