舅舅

jiù jiu · HSK 7

maternal uncle

👨 jiù sounds like Joe: your mom's brother is Uncle Joe

The character 舅 packs 男 (male) at the bottom, marking this as a man in the family. Doubling it to 舅舅 is the informal, friendly way to name your mother's brother, the same way English softens it to Uncle Joe.

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