叔 Stroke Order — How to Write 叔

Stroke Order

叔 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 又, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

叔 Radical and Character Components

Components:上小又

叔 is an ideographic compound. The smaller 小 brother.

Radical: 又 + 6 more strokes

叔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

shū

Meanings of 叔 in Chinese

shū叔

Third in order of seniority among brothers, as in 伯 (bó, eldest), 仲 (zhòng, second), 叔 (shū, third), 季 (jì, youngest). Often used as a respectful term for a man of one's father's generation, typically a younger uncle.

他是我们家的三叔。

He is the third uncle in our family.

Father's younger brother; also used as a respectful address for a man of one's father's generation who is younger, or generally for an older man.

这位大叔看起来很和蔼。

This uncle looks very kind and approachable.

Husband's younger brother.

她和她的小叔子关系很好。

She has a very good relationship with her younger brother-in-law.

Refers to a secondary or late-ripening crop, often specifically beans or hemp, harvested after the main season.

农人收完稻谷，又开始忙着收割地里的叔豆。

After harvesting the rice, the farmers began to busy themselves with harvesting the late-ripening beans in the field.

Common Words and Phrases with 叔

shū叔bó伯

Male cousins who share the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather.

每年春节，我们家都会和叔伯们一起吃团圆饭

Every Chinese New Year, our family has a reunion dinner with our paternal uncles.

shū叔fù父

father's younger brother

我的叔父是一位慈祥的园丁，他经常教我如何照料植物。

My paternal uncle is a kind gardener, and he often teaches me how to care for plants.

shū叔gōng公

Shugong refers to a granduncle (father's uncle or grandfather's younger brother) or a husband's uncle.

我小时候，叔公经常给我讲有趣的故事。

When I was little, my granduncle often told me interesting stories.

shū叔mǔ母

wife of father's younger brother

我的叔母是一位非常慈祥的女士，她总是乐于帮助我们。

My paternal aunt is a very kind lady, always willing to help us.

shū叔pó婆

Shūpó (叔婆) refers to a paternal grandaunt (the wife of one's father's paternal uncle) or an aunt-in-law (the wife of one's husband's paternal uncle).

今天叔婆来我们家做客，带来了她亲手做的点心

Today, my husband's paternal aunt came to visit us and brought the pastries she baked herself.

shū叔shu叔

Uncle; specifically, father's younger brother. It is also used as a polite term of address for a man of one's father's generation who is younger than one's father.