舅

jiù

j+iù·4th tone

maternal uncle

Radical: 臼 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

舆舂臼舄臾舁臿舀

Same radical

舆舂臼舄臾舁臿舀

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Character Decomposition

舅=臼+男

Etymology

man

Meanings

maternal uncle

jiù

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Words with 舅 48 total

(polite) my maternal uncle家舅jiā jiù mother's brother · maternal uncle舅父jiù fù grandmother's brother舅公jiù gōng (coll.) aunt · maternal uncle's wife舅妈jiù mā wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law舅嫂jiù sǎo father's maternal uncle · granduncle舅爷jiù yé (literary) father-in-law · wife's father外舅wài jiù