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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 舅

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
舅 jiù - maternal uncle

List Ranking for: 舅

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,007 16,306 9,829

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 臼 男

Radical:

臼

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

臼

Semantic:

男

Hint:

Man

Other Words Containing 舅

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
舅舅 5 6 6,548 12,250 8,010
舅 - - 24,007 16,306 9,829
小舅子 - - 24,186 51,056 48,572
舅妈 - - 27,342 32,705 15,486
舅父 - - 40,612 46,381 29,444
大舅子 - - 47,567 83,887 68,500
舅母 - - 54,331 65,597 37,170