Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 叔岳
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older
岳父yuèfùwife's father, father-in-law
岳母yuèmǔwife's mother, mother-in-law
大叔dà shūeldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
小叔xiǎo shūhusband's younger brother; brother-in-law
家叔jiā shū(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)