叔 shū — father's younger brother · English

叔

shū

father's younger brother

At a glance · 叔

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

「叔」甲骨文从又从尗，象拾取，后指父之幼弟。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「叔」本义为拾、少，引申叔父、排行第三。

Structure

从又、尗声，形声兼会意，本为拾取，借为叔父。

At a glance

Pinyinshū

Radical又

Strokes8

UnicodeU+53D4

Character type会意

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English father's younger brother father's younger brother

Français oncle cadet Oncle cadet. «诸姑伯叔» : l'oncle cadet (frère du père).

Español tío menor Tío menor. «诸姑伯叔»: el tío menor (hermano del padre).

العربية عمّ أصغر عمّ أصغر. «诸姑伯叔»: العمّ الأصغر (أخو الأب).

Русский младший дядя Младший дядя. «诸姑伯叔»: младший брат отца.

Common words

叔叔shū shūuncle
叔父shū fùuncle

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