jiù

maternal uncle

mortar (臼) + man (男) = maternal uncle

男 marks the male sex, giving this character its meaning: a man on your mother's side. 臼 mainly contributes the jiù sound and doesn't add semantic weight here.

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住在城里。

wǒ jiù zhù zài chéng lǐ。

My maternal uncle lives in the city.

比她妈小五岁。

tā jiù bǐ tā mā xiǎo wǔ suì。

Her maternal uncle is five years younger than her mother.

Words with 舅

外舅

wài jiù

(literary) father-in-law

大舅子

dà jiù zi

(coll.) wife's older brother

家舅

jiā jiù

(polite) my maternal uncle

小舅子

xiǎo jiù zi

(coll.) wife's younger brother

舅妈

jiù mā

(coll.) aunt

舅嫂

jiù sǎo

wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law

舅母

jiù mǔ

wife of mother's brother

舅父

jiù fù

mother's brother

舅爷

jiù yé

father's maternal uncle

舅舅

jiù jiu

mother's brother

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