舅

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maternal uncle

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,746 U+8205

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

男 (semantic, “man”) + 臼 (phonetic, jiù)

components: 臼男

mother’s brother · Heisig RSH #2961

mortar + 男 male

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 臼

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 臼 (jiù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
臼 sound component	jiù	mortar; bone joint socket
裒	póu	to gather, to collect, to assemble; to praise
桕	jiù	tallow tree

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大舅子	dà jiù zi	(coll.) wife's older brother
小舅子	xiǎo jiù zi	(coll.) wife's younger brother
大舅哥	dà jiù gē	(coll.) wife's older brother
舅子	jiù zi	(coll.) wife's brother
家舅	jiā jiù	(polite) my maternal uncle
舅公	jiù gōng	grandmother's brother
外舅	wài jiù	(literary) father-in-law; wife's father
舅母	jiù mǔ	wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife
舅哥	jiù gē	(coll.) wife's older brother
舅父	jiù fù	mother's brother; maternal uncle
舅婆	jiù pó	grandmother's brother's wife
舅爷	jiù yé	father's maternal uncle; granduncle
舅妈	jiù mā	(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
舅舅	jiù jiu	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個\|个[ge4]
舅嫂	jiù sǎo	wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law