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uncle

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shu2 shú

Meaning


Primary

uncle

Alternatives

father's younger brother

Mnemonic


[shu-] Sherlock is [2] inside the living room of the [-_] house, where he is searching for his long-lost 叔 uncle. He uses the butt-end of his pipe to flip over a couch cushion, where the corpse of his lost 叔 uncle resides. Who killed him? Now Sherlock must go and find out.

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