叔叔

shūshu

noun HSK 4 #1,175

Meanings

1 uncle (father's younger brother)
2 uncle (polite term for man of father's generation)

Characters

uncle (father's younger brother)

uncle (father's younger brother)

Reduplication makes the kinship term warmer and more colloquial.

Examples

叔叔，您好！

Shūshu, nín hǎo!

Hello, uncle!

我叔叔在上海工作。

Wǒ shūshu zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.

My uncle works in Shanghai.

隔壁的叔叔对我们很好。

Gébì de shūshu duì wǒmen hěn hǎo.

The uncle next door is very nice to us.

Tips

culture

In Chinese family hierarchy, father's brothers have specific titles: 伯伯 (bóbo, father's older brother) and 叔叔 (father's younger brother). Children also call unrelated older men 叔叔 as a polite address.

Stroke Order

叔 shū