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舅
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mother's brother

HSK 7
Human →Relations →Family
jiù
キュウ
しゅうと
구
Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 臼 represents the sound.
Components
男 male+ 臼 mortar =
舅 mother's brother
男 Meaning component
nán male
male, man
臼 Phonetic component
jiù mortar
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Notes
Similar Characters
嬲 flirt甥 sister's child虜 take captive (jp)臿 separate舀 dip鑿 bore a hole (trad)旧 old (jp)桕 tallow tree湼 black mud舊 old (trad)裒 assemble隉 disorder (trad)舂 grind in mortar
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
舅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
舅 [jiù]
maternal uncle
Japanese
舅 しゅうと 、 しうと 、 しいと (old) 同音
noun father-in-law
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
舅舅 [jiù​jiu] #6,548
mother's brother
舅妈 [jiù​mā] #27,342
(coll.) aunt
舅妈 [jiù​mā] #27,342
(coll.) aunt
小舅子 [xiǎo​jiù​zi] #24,186
(coll.) wife's younger brother
舅父 [jiù​fù] #40,612
mother's brother
舅母 [jiù​mǔ] #54,331
wife of mother's brother
大舅子 [dà​jiù​zi] #47,567
(coll.) wife's older brother
外舅 [wài​jiù]
(literary) father-in-law
家舅 [jiā​jiù]
(polite) my maternal uncle
舅嫂 [jiù​sǎo]
wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
舅姑 [きゅうこ] #127,716
parents-in-law
小舅 [こじゅうと] #152,781
brother-in-law
金蛇 [カナヘビ] #210,233
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
外舅 [がいきゅう] #267,978
father-in-law (of the husband)