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叔
shū
Main
English Definitionuncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother
Simplified Script叔
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshū, Taiwan pr. shú
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕㄨ, Taiwan pr. ㄕㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)suk1

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Words With Same Head Word    
叔叔shūshufather's younger brother; uncle
叔父shūfùfather's younger brother; uncle
叔公shūgōnggreat uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother
叔祖shūzǔgrandfather's younger brother
叔伯shūbai(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
Words With Same Tail Word    
大叔dàshūeldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
表叔biǎoshūson of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin; (Hong Kong slang) mainlander
小叔xiǎoshūhusband's younger brother; brother-in-law
家叔jiāshū(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)
伯叔bóshūfather's brother (uncle); husband's brother (brother-in-law)
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