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Information of 舅

Pinyinjiù

Radical

臼

Strokes

13 strokes

Usage

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Definition

maternal uncle

舅 [jiù] 1. 母亲的弟兄。 (Mother's brother.)2. 妻的弟兄。 (Wife's brother.)3. 古代称丈夫的父亲。 (In ancient times, referred to the husband's father.)4. 古代帝王称异姓大邦诸侯为“伯舅”，异姓小邦诸侯为“叔舅”。诸侯亦称异姓大夫为“舅”。 (In ancient times, emperors referred to noblemen from different surnames as "Uncle Bo" for large states and "Uncle Shu" for smaller states. Nobles also referred to gentlemen from different surnames as "Uncle".)本义: 舅父，指母之兄或弟 (Canonical meaning: Uncle, referring to the mother’s brother or younger brother.)造字法: 形声。从男，臼声。 (Character formation: phonetic composition, from "man" and the "jiu" sound.)引: 1. 《说文》：母之兄、弟。妻之父为外舅，从男，臼声。凡异姓之称，不得称父，则舅之。 ("Shuowen": Mother's brother, younger brother. The father of the wife is called "External Uncle"; in terms of pronunciation, since it refers to different surnames, it cannot be referred to as father, so it is called uncle.)2. 《诗·大雅·崧高》：王之元舅。 ("Book of Songs": The king's original uncle.)3. 宋·王安石《伤仲永》：于舅家见。 (Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi's "Sorrow for Zhongyong": Saw at uncle's home.)4. 复到舅家。 (Returned to uncle's house.)例: 又如: 舅氏 (a respectful term for uncle); 舅公 (father's uncle); 舅弟 (uncle's son, younger than oneself); 舅兄 (uncle's son older than oneself).2. 妻的弟或兄 (Wife's brother.) 例: 如: 妻舅; 小舅子 (For example: wife’s uncle; younger brother-in-law.)3. 古代称丈夫的父亲 (In ancient times, referred to the husband's father.) 引: 1. 朱骏声《说文通训定声》：舅在则君舅，舅没则曰先舅。 (Zhu Junsheng, "Explanation of Characters": If the uncle is alive, then it is called 'Lord Uncle', if dead, it is called 'Former Uncle'.)2. 《礼记·檀弓》：吾舅死于虎。 ("Li Ji - Dan Gong": My uncle died from a tiger.)例: 又如: 舅姑 (father-in-law and mother-in-law.)4. 称妻之父 (Wife's father.) 引: 1. 《礼记·坊记》：婿亲迎，见于舅姑。 ("Li Ji - Fang Ji": The son-in-law comes to greet at the in-laws' place.)5. 古时天子称异姓大邦诸侯为伯舅，异姓小邦诸侯为叔舅。又诸侯称异姓大夫为舅。 (In ancient times, emperors referred to noblemen from different surnames as "Uncle Bo" for large states and "Uncle Shu" for smaller states. Nobles also referred to gentlemen from different surnames as "Uncle".) 引: 1. 《仪礼·觐礼》：小邦则曰叔舅。 ("Rituals of Saying: For small states, it is called 'Uncle Shu'.")2. 《左传·僖公九年》：使孔赐伯舅胙。 ("Zuo Zhuan": In the ninth year of Duke Xi, it sent Kong Qi to offer to Uncle Bo.)

舅妈 jiù mā

(coll.) aunt / maternal uncle's wife

娘舅 niáng jiù

uncle / brother of one's mother

舅爷 jiù yé

father's maternal uncle / granduncle

舅舅 jiù jiu

mother's brother / maternal uncle (informal) / CL:個|个[ge4]

大舅 dà jiù

elder uncle

舅母 jiù mǔ

wife of mother's brother / aunt / maternal uncle's wife

舅父 jiù fù

mother's brother / maternal uncle

小舅子 xiǎo jiù zi

(coll.) wife's younger brother

国舅 guó jiù

the prince's maternal uncle

大舅子 dà jiù zi

(coll.) wife's older brother

妻舅 qī jiù

wife's brother

姑舅 gū jiù

Uncle

老舅 lǎo jiù

Old uncle

舅子 jiù zi

wife's brother / brother-in-law

表舅 biǎo jiù

uncle

小舅 xiǎo jiù

younger uncle

舅姑 jiù gū

Uncle

Input Method for 舅

Pinyinjiu4

Wubi

vllb|eler

Cangjie

hxwks

Zhengma

nbky

Four Corner

77427

Unicode

U+8205

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