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叔
uncle
Composition
Components
叔
uncle
Sounds
shu-
Sherlock Holmes
-_
house
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
shu1
•
shū
Meaning
Primary
uncle
Alternatives
father's younger brother
Mnemonic
[shu-] Sherlock
is in
[1] front
of the
[-_] house
on the lawn playing with some kids, because he is their
叔 uncle
. As he does so, another intelligent old English chap sits on the lawn watching them. That man, in fact, is Sherlock's own
叔 uncle
.
Similar Meaning Characters
bó
伯
father's older brother
jiù
舅
maternal uncle
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Same Pronunciation
shū
书
book
shū
舒
to relax
shū
输
to transport
shū
殊
different
shū
蔬
vegetable
shū
抒
express
shū
枢
hub
shū
梳
comb
shū
疏
sparse
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Found In Words
shūshu
叔叔
uncle
dàshū
大叔
uncle
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