舅
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Translingual
Han character
舅 (Kangxi radical 134, 臼+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹X田大尸 (HXWKS), four-corner 77427, composition ⿱臼男)
Derived characters
- 𡀭, 𭒥, 𬄵, 𧒺
References
- KangXi: page 1004, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30208
- Dae Jaweon: page 1460, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3040, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8205
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 舅 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𦥶 𦦊 𤽲 𠢎 𤰧 𦥶 𦦊 𤽲 𠢎 𤰧 旧 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (臼) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 臼 | *ɡuʔ |
| 齨 | *ɡuʔ |
| 桕 | *ɡuʔ |
| 舅 | *ɡuʔ |
| 舊 | *ɡʷɯs |
| 匶 | *ɡʷɯs |
| 閰 | *kuɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡuʔ) : phonetic 臼 (OC *ɡuʔ) + semantic 男 (“male; man”).
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)əw-n (“elder brother; senior male relative”); compare Tibetan ཨ་ཁུ (a khu), ཁུ་བོ (khu bo, “father's brother”) (Sagart, 2017d; STEDT). Possibly related to 舊 (OC *ɡʷɯs, “old; ancient”), 昆 (OC *kuːn, “elder brother”) (Sagart, 1999; STEDT); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Definitions
舅
- maternal uncle (mother's brother)
- brother-in-law (wife's brother)
- † father-in-law (wife's father)
- † father-in-law (husband's father)
- † feudal prince of a different surname (to an emperor)
- † official of a different surname (to a feudal prince)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 舅父 (“maternal uncle (mother's brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 舅 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 舅父 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 舅舅 |
| Taiwan | 舅舅 | |
| Harbin | 舅, 舅舅 | |
| Shenyang | 舅舅 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 舅 | |
| Jinan | 舅舅 | |
| Luoyang | 舅, 舅舅 | |
| Wanrong | 舅 | |
| Zhengzhou | 舅 | |
| Xi'an | 舅 | |
| Yinchuan | 舅舅 | |
| Lanzhou | 阿舅 | |
| Xining | 阿舅, 舅舅 | |
| Ürümqi | 舅舅 | |
| Wuhan | 舅爺, 舅伯 >, 舅舅 < | |
| Chengdu | 舅舅 | |
| Guiyang | 舅舅, 舅, 舅爺 | |
| Kunming | 舅爹 >, 舅爺 < | |
| Guilin | 舅 | |
| Liuzhou | 舅, 阿舅, 舅爹 > | |
| Xuzhou | 舅爺, 舅舅, 舅 | |
| Yangzhou | 舅舅 | |
| Nanjing | 舅舅 | |
| Hefei | 舅舅 | |
| Singapore | 舅舅 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 舅父 |
| Hong Kong | 舅父 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大舅, 阿舅 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 舅父, 阿舅 | |
| Macau | 舅父 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 舅父 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 舅父仔 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 舅 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿舅, 舅父 | |
| Foshan | 舅父 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 舅父 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 舅父 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 大舅父 >, 舅父 < | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 舅父 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 舅父 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 舅父 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 舅父 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 舅父 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 舅父 >, 舅 < | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 舅父 >, 阿舅 < | |
| Taishan | 舅, 大舅 >, 阿舅 < | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿舅 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿舅 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 舅父 | |
| Dongguan | 阿舅, 母舅, 舅父 <>, 大舅 >, 舅仔 <,<> | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿舅 | |
| Shaoguan | 舅父 | |
| Yunfu | 舅父 | |
| Yangjiang | 阿舅 | |
| Xinyi | 舅父 | |
| Lianjiang | 舅爹 >, 舅父 <, 阿舅 <, 舅仔 < | |
| Nanning | 舅父, 阿父, 舅爺 > | |
| Wuzhou | 舅父 | |
| Yulin | 舅爺, 舅公, 大舅龍 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 舅公 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 舅父 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 舅父 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 母舅, 舅舅 |
| Lichuan | 母舅 | |
| Pingxiang | 舅爺, 舅老爺 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿舅 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 舅公 >, 阿舅 < | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿舅, 舅仔 < | |
| Changting | 舅舅 | |
| Wuping | 舅舅 | |
| Ninghua | 舅舅 | |
| Yudu | 舅舅, 母舅 <>, 母舅公 <> | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Hong Kong | 阿舅, 大舅 >, 舅仔 < | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 舅公 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿舅 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿舅 | |
| Singkawang | 阿舅 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘舅 <>, 舅舅 >< |
| Shexian | 舅舅 | |
| Tunxi | 舅爺 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 舅舅 |
| Xinzhou | 舅舅 <>, 舅舅啊 >< | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 舅舅 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 娘舅 <>, 依舅 >< |
| Fuqing | 母舅 <>, 舅 ><, 阿舅 >< | |
| Matsu | 依舅 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< |
| Quanzhou | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< | |
| Zhangzhou | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< | |
| Taipei | 阿舅 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿舅 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿舅 | |
| Yilan | 阿舅 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Taichung | 阿舅, 母舅 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿舅 | |
| Tainan | 阿舅 | |
| Taitung | 阿舅 | |
| Hsinchu | 阿舅 | |
| Kinmen | 阿舅 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿舅 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿舅, 舅 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿舅, 母舅 <> | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 阿舅 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿舅 | |
| Shantou | 阿舅, 舅 | |
| Haifeng | 舅 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿舅 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿舅 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿舅 | |
| Leizhou | 舅翁, 尼翁 >,<>, 翁 >,><, 尼舅 <,<>, 舅 <,>< | |
| Wenchang | 舅爹 | |
| Haikou | 舅爹 <, 伯爹 > | |
| Qionghai | 舅爹 <, 伯爹 > | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿舅 |
| Xianyou | 阿舅 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 母舅 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 舅爺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 舅 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘舅, 舅舅 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘舅 | |
| Suzhou | 娘舅, 舅舅 | |
| Danyang | 娘舅, 舅爹 >, 舅舅 < | |
| Hangzhou | 娘舅 | |
| Ningbo | 娘舅, 阿舅, 舅舅 | |
| Wenzhou | 舅舅, 娘舅 <> | |
| Jinhua | 娘舅 <>, 舅舅 >< | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 舅舅, 老舅 <> |
| Loudi | 舅舅 | |
| Shuangfeng | 舅基, 舅舅 | |
| Quanzhou | 舅爺, 舅舅 | |
| Note | > - mother's elder brother; < - mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face | |
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
舅
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- On (unclassified): きゅう (kyū)
- Kun: しゅうと (shūto, 舅)
Etymology 1
/sihi1to2/: [shipitwo] → [shiɸitwo] → [shiɸito]. See next entry.
Noun
舅 • (shihito)
- a father-in-law
Etymology 2
From shihito: [shipitwo] → [shiɸitwo] → [shiɸito] → [shiɸuto] → [shiwuto] → [shiuto] → [shuːto].
Noun
舅 • (shūto) ←しうと (siuto)?
- a father-in-law
Korean
Hanja
舅 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
舅: Hán Việt readings: cữu
舅: Nôm readings: cậu, cữu
- Nôm form of cậu (“maternal uncle, young male master, younger male stranger”).