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Word and Radical Components of 叔叔

The Chinese word 叔叔 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
叔叔 叔shu, , shǔshú 1. n. paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
2. n. (often, childish) uncle (term of address for a man around one's father's age or slightly younger)

叔叔 ⇨ 叔 + 叔
Component Pinyin Meanings
叔 叔 1. paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
2. brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
3. uncle (a term of address for a man around one's father's age or slightly younger)
4. (historical) shu, (ngd, a high rank in the early Zhou aristocracy)
     (ux, zh, 三監是管叔鮮、蔡叔度和霍叔處。, The Three Guards were Guanshu Xian, Caishu Du, and Huoshu Chu.)
叔 5. (obsolete) to gather; to harvest
叔 叔 1. paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
2. brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
3. uncle (a term of address for a man around one's father's age or slightly younger)
4. (historical) shu, (ngd, a high rank in the early Zhou aristocracy)
     (ux, zh, 三監是管叔鮮、蔡叔度和霍叔處。, The Three Guards were Guanshu Xian, Caishu Du, and Huoshu Chu.)
叔 5. (obsolete) to gather; to harvest

叔 ⇨ 尗 + 又
Component Pinyin Meanings
尗 1. Variant of 菽
2. Variant of 叔
又 yòu 1. again; once more
     又 下雨 了！ - It's raining again!
     想 了 又 想 - to think and think; to deeply think about
     一次 又 一次 的 失敗 - failure after failure
2. (Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities); both ... and ...
     聰明 又 漂亮liang - smart and pretty
     我 又 餓 又 渴。 - I am hungry and thirsty.
     我 又 想 去，又 不 想 去，該 怎麼 辦？ - I want to go, but I also don't want to go, what should I do?
3. also; in addition
     達·芬-奇 是 科學家，又 是 藝術家。 - Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist also an artist.
4. (Used between a whole number and a fraction)
     四 小時 又 十 分鐘 - four hours and ten minutes
     二 又 三 分 之 一 - two and a third
5. but; on the other hand
6. (Used in negative statements and rhetorical questions for emphasis)
     這樣 做 對 你 又 有 什麼 好處？ - What good for you is there in doing that?
     嗰 啲 嘢 又 唔係 我 做，關 我 咩 事 啫。 - Why should I care about that! It's not like I did it.
     我 又 唔係 冇錢。 - It's not like I'm broke.
7. usage. Compared to 又 is used for something that already happened.

叔 ⇨ 尗 + 又
Component Pinyin Meanings
尗 1. Variant of 菽
2. Variant of 叔
又 yòu 1. again; once more
     又 下雨 了！ - It's raining again!
     想 了 又 想 - to think and think; to deeply think about
     一次 又 一次 的 失敗 - failure after failure
2. (Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities); both ... and ...
     聰明 又 漂亮liang - smart and pretty
     我 又 餓 又 渴。 - I am hungry and thirsty.
     我 又 想 去，又 不 想 去，該 怎麼 辦？ - I want to go, but I also don't want to go, what should I do?
3. also; in addition
     達·芬-奇 是 科學家，又 是 藝術家。 - Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist also an artist.
4. (Used between a whole number and a fraction)
     四 小時 又 十 分鐘 - four hours and ten minutes
     二 又 三 分 之 一 - two and a third
5. but; on the other hand
6. (Used in negative statements and rhetorical questions for emphasis)
     這樣 做 對 你 又 有 什麼 好處？ - What good for you is there in doing that?
     嗰 啲 嘢 又 唔係 我 做，關 我 咩 事 啫。 - Why should I care about that! It's not like I did it.
     我 又 唔係 冇錢。 - It's not like I'm broke.
7. usage. Compared to 又 is used for something that already happened.

尗 ⇨ 上 + 小
Component Pinyin Meanings
上 shàng 1. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note do (1).
2. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note do (1).
3. Variant of 緔
4. Variant of 鞝
小 xiǎo 1. small, tiny, little
     小孩 - child
     (ant, zh, 大)
2. minor, petty
3. briefly, for a short while
     小憩 - brief rest
4. slightly, a little
5. young
     小狗 - puppy
     小貓 - kitten
     小羊 - lamb
     這 嬰兒 太 小 了，不 能 自己 吃 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
     (ant, zh, 老)
6. (the) youngest
     小兒子 - youngest son
7. a young person; child, kid, baby
     一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
     For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李.
9. (humble) my, our
     小弟 - humble I
     小女 - humble my daughter
     小的 - humble I
10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
11.    Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
12.   二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
13.    Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
14.   小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
15. (dialectal) concubine
16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
     小 你！ - Duck you!
xiǎo 17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.

尗 ⇨ 上 + 小
Component Pinyin Meanings
上 shàng 1. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note do (1).
2. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note do (1).
3. Variant of 緔
4. Variant of 鞝
小 xiǎo 1. small, tiny, little
     小孩 - child
     (ant, zh, 大)
2. minor, petty
3. briefly, for a short while
     小憩 - brief rest
4. slightly, a little
5. young
     小狗 - puppy
     小貓 - kitten
     小羊 - lamb
     這 嬰兒 太 小 了，不 能 自己 吃 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
     (ant, zh, 老)
6. (the) youngest
     小兒子 - youngest son
7. a young person; child, kid, baby
     一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
     For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李.
9. (humble) my, our
     小弟 - humble I
     小女 - humble my daughter
     小的 - humble I
10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
11.    Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
12.   二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
13.    Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
14.   小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
15. (dialectal) concubine
16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
     小 你！ - Duck you!
xiǎo 17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.