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舅舅 jiùjiu

舅舅 jiùjiu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 舅舅 jiùjiu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiùjiu | jiu4 jiu5
English translation
mother's brother
maternal uncle (informal)
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Traditional form

舅舅 jiùjiu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 舅舅 jiùjiu

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jiù

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. nán represents the meaning and jiù represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiù

Semantic compound

nán

Positional decomposition

臼男

Number of Strokes

13
jiù

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. nán represents the meaning and jiù represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiù

Semantic compound

nán

Positional decomposition

臼男

Number of Strokes

13

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