叔父

shūfù
noun #20,414

Meanings

  1. 1 uncle (father's younger brother)

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ shūfù zài Shànghǎi jīngyíng yījiā gōngsī.
My uncle runs a company in Shanghai.
HSK 7-9
Shūfù cóngxiǎo jiùjiāo wǒ xiàqí.
My uncle taught me to play chess since I was young.

Tips

usage
叔父 specifically refers to one's father's younger brother. Chinese kinship terms are precise about relative age: 伯父 is the father's elder brother, while 叔父 is the father's younger brother. In colloquial speech, both are often shortened to 叔叔.

Stroke Order

shū