Memory phrase for the character: 舅

舅

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Meaning

maternal uncle

Pronunciation

jiù

Explanation

Top: mortar 臼 (here like two hands: E,ヨ), bottom: man 男 (In the rice field 田, the strength 力 is male.)

Mnemonic

Two [protecting] hands has this man: The maternal uncle.

Radicals

臼	mortar	Like two hands E, 彐 that are pushing from both sides.
男	man

Vocabulary

舅舅	jiù jiu	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
舅舅	jiù jiu	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
舅父	jiù fù	mother's brother; maternal uncle
舅母	jiù mǔ	wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife

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