叔
shū
uncle
father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
Above (上) + small (小) + hand (又) = the younger one who helps
The character pictures a hand (又) gathering small (小) things from above (上) — evoking the younger, subordinate brother who still helps carry the family load. Uncle on the father's side, specifically the younger one, sits just below the father in the family hierarchy.
我叔住在这条街上。
wǒ shū zhù zài zhè tiáo jiē shàng。
My uncle lives on this street.
我叔比我爸小五岁，长得很像。
wǒ shū bǐ wǒ bà xiǎo wǔ suì，zhǎng de hěn xiàng。
My uncle is five years younger than my father and looks a lot like him.
Words with 叔
小叔
xiǎo shū
husband's younger brother
李叔同
lǐ shū tóng
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911
阿布叔醇
ā bù shū chún
albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma
鸟叔
niǎo shū
nickname of Korean singer PSY
麦当劳叔叔
mài dāng láo shū shu
Ronald McDonald
伯仲叔季
bó zhòng shū jì
(idiom) eldest, second, third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers
伯叔
bó shū
father's brother (uncle)
伯叔祖母
bó shū zǔ mǔ
father's father's brother's wife
伯叔祖父
bó shū zǔ fù
father's father's brother
叔丈人
shū zhàng rén
wife's uncle
叔丈母
shū zhàng mǔ
wife's aunt
叔伯
shū bai
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather