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How Do You Say Uncle In Chinese?

Post by Swing on January 4, 2023, Category: Chinese Learning 
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The most common way to say uncle in Chinese

There are many ways to say uncle in Chinese, but according to the dictionary, uncle is translated into Chinese as 叔叔 [shū shu] , which is the most common way to say uncle in Chinese. Here to learn "How Do You Say Uncle In Chinese?"
For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
我要去拜访我的叔叔。wǒ yào qù bài fǎng wǒ de shū shu。I'm going to visit my uncle.
uncle-in-chinese
uncle-in-chinese

Other expressions of uncle in Chinese

  1. [shū] – Uncle.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
李叔是我爸爸的朋友。lǐ shū shì wǒ bà ba de péng yǒu。Uncle Li is my father's friend.
  1. 大叔 [dà shū] / 阿叔 [ā shū] – Uncle.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
山姆大叔shān mǔ dà shūUncle Sam
uncle-sam
uncle-sam
  1. 叔父 [shū fù] / 小叔 [xiǎo shū] – Uncle. Father's younger brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我和我的叔父很少联系。wǒ hé wǒ de shū fù hěn shǎo lián xì。I don't have much contact with my uncle.
  1. 伯伯 [bó bo] / 大伯 [dà bó]– Uncle. Father's elder brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我有一个大伯住在加拿大,但是我从来没有见过他。wǒ yǒu yí gè dà bó zhù zài jiā ná dà,dàn shì wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn guò tā。I have an uncle living in Canada, but I never see him.
paternal-uncle
paternal-uncle
  1. 伯父 [bó fù] – Uncle. Father's elder brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我的父亲比我的伯父瘦。wǒ de fù qīn bǐ wǒ de bó fù shòu。My father is thinner than my uncle.
  1. 舅舅 [jiù jiu] / [jiù] – Uncle. Maternal uncle. Mother’s brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我期望见到我的舅舅。wǒ qī wàng jiàn dào wǒ de jiù jiu。I expect to see my uncle.
maternal-uncle
maternal-uncle
  1. 舅父 [jiù fù] – Uncle. Maternal uncle. Mother’s brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
今天我的舅父来了。jīn tiān wǒ de jiù fù lái le。Today my uncle came.
  1. 姑父 [gū fù] / 姑丈 [gū zhàng] – Uncle. The husband of father's sister. Uncle-in-law.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我的姑姑和姑父来机场接我。wǒ de gū gu hé gū fù lái jī chǎng jiē wǒ。My aunt and uncle came to meet me at the airport.
an-uncle
an-uncle
  1. 姨父 [yí fù] / 姨丈 [yí zhàng] – Uncle. The husband of mother's sister. Uncle-in-law.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我的表弟约翰是我姨父的孩子。wǒ de biǎo dì yuē hàn shì wǒ yí fù de hái zi。My cousin John is the child of my uncle.
great-uncle
great-uncle

The basic information of uncle in Chinese

Uncle in Chinese: 叔
Uncle in pinyin: [shū]
Tone: First
Radical: 又
Stroke Count: 8
Structure: Left to right
Usage: ★★★★★

The glyph evolution of uncle in Chinese

uncle-in-chinese-character
uncle-in-chinese-character

The glyph contrast of uncle in Chinese

uncle-chinese-translation

The order of strokes of uncle in Chinese

how-do-you-say-uncle-in-chinese
how-do-you-say-uncle-in-chinese

The calligraphy of uncle in Chinese

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chinese-word-for-uncle
  1. 叔伯 [shū bai] – Uncle. A male relative in a family who is of the same ancestor as the father.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
既无叔伯,终鲜兄弟。jì wú shū bai,zhōng xiǎn xiōng dì。I have neither uncle on my father's side nor brother.
  1. 叔公 [shū gōng] – Grandfather's younger brother. Younger brother of husband's father.
grand-uncle
grand-uncle
  1. 叔母 [shū mǔ] – Wife of father's younger brother. Aunt.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
她的叔母与堂兄堂姊也住在这里。tā de shū mǔ yǔ táng xiōng táng zǐ yě zhù zài zhè lǐ。Her aunt and cousins also live here.
  1. 叔婆 [shū pó] – Wife of husband's uncle. Wife of grandfather's younger brother.
aunt-uncle
aunt-uncle
  1. 表叔 [biǎo shū] – Son of one's grandfather's sister. Son of one's grandmother's sister or brother.
call-uncle
call-uncle
  1. 堂叔 [táng shū] – Son of one's grandfather's brother.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我有两个堂叔。wǒ yǒu liǎng gè táng shū。I have two uncles.
  1. 小叔子 [xiǎo shū zǐ] – Husband's younger brother. Brother-in-law.
brother-in-law
brother-in-law

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