伯叔
bó shū · father's brother (uncle); husband's brother (brother-in-law)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 伯叔
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Words with the same characters
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father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older
伯伯bóbofather's elder brother; uncle
伯父bófùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]
伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]