Depicts holding a sharp wooden stick (弋) in the hand (又) to dig up dirt. Based on the original meaning "to dig". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
叔
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
叔
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
叔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
叔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
叔
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
叔
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
叔
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
叔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叔 [shū]
uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shú]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
叔 せき
Seki given name
叔 はじめ
Hajime given name
叔 むねひろ
Munehiro unclassified name
叔 むねゆき
Muneyuki unclassified name
叔 よし
Yoshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (30)
叔叔 [shūshu] #1,175
father's younger brother
大叔 [dàshū] #5,255
eldest of father's younger brothers
叔父 [shūfù] #20,414
father's younger brother
表叔 [biǎoshū] #57,409
son of grandfather's sister
小叔 [xiǎoshū] #40,808
husband's younger brother
叔公 [shūgōng] #61,435
great uncle
叔祖 [shūzǔ] #43,154
grandfather's younger brother
叔伯 [shūbai] #61,297
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
叔本华 [Shūběnhuá] #45,929
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
叔本华 [Shūběnhuá] #45,929
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
⭐ 叔父 [おじ] #8,332
uncle
⭐ 叔母 [おば] #11,459
aunt
伯父さん [おじさん] #14,646
uncle
伯母さん [おばさん] #18,529
aunt
大叔父 [おおおじ] #50,468
granduncle
叔父貴 [おじき] #55,218
uncle (younger than one's parent)
大叔母 [おおおば] #67,056
grandaunt
伯母ちゃん [おばちゃん] #82,505
auntie
伯父御 [おじご] #88,104
uncle
叔父ちゃん [おじちゃん] #108,954
middle-aged man
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KOREAN WORDS (2)