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叔

Mandarin · pinyin shū

Meanings

  1. uncle
  2. father's younger brother
  3. husband's younger brother
  4. Taiwan pr. shú
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叔
shū · father's younger brother
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1 · shu1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) third brother (of four)
  2. paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
  3. brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
  4. uncle (a term of address for a man around one's father's age or slightly younger)
  5. (historical) shu, a high rank in the early Zhou aristocracy
  6. (Mainland China Hokkien, euphemistic) dad; father
  7. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete) to gather; to harvest

character · Etymology 3

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 淑 (shū, “good”)

character · Etymology 4

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 菽 (shū, “legume”)

character · Etymology 5

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to decline; to wane
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) declining; waning; last; end

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