舅
maternal uncle
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,746 U+8205
How 舅 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
男 (semantic, “man”) + 臼 (phonetic, jiù)
How to remember it
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 |
Words containing 舅
| 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 |