叔叔
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
叔叔 (shūshu) · uncle
叔叔 (shūshu) means “uncle; father's younger brother”. It is written with 1 character: 叔 (uncle). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 叔叔 is built
The characters
叔 shū · uncle
What 叔 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: The smaller 小 brother (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我叔叔是医生。Wǒ shūshu shì yīshēng.My uncle is a doctor.
叔叔，请问去车站怎么走？Shūshu, qǐngwèn qù chēzhàn zěnme zǒu?Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the station?
Questions about 叔叔
What does 叔叔 mean?
叔叔 (shūshu) means “uncle; father's younger brother”.
How do you pronounce 叔叔?
叔叔 is pronounced shūshu.
Which HSK level is 叔叔?
叔叔 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 叔叔 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.