小叔子 (xiǎo shū zǐ) — husband's younger brother (colloquial)

Definition

Colloquial, family-internal term for the husband's younger brother (the wife calls him this). 嫂子 pairs with it — the husband's older brother's wife.

noun

husband's younger brother (colloquial)

Measure word · 个

小叔子。
Wǒ xiǎo shū zǐ jīn nián gāng jié hūn.
My husband's younger brother just got married this year.
小叔子。
xiǎo shū zǐ Jīng cháng bāng wǒ men zhào gù hái zi.
My husband's younger brother often helps us take care of the kids.
小叔子。
Zuó tiān xiǎo shū zǐ lái jiā lǐ chī fàn le.
Yesterday my husband's younger brother came to the house for dinner.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

小叔younger uncle

偏正Modifier + head

小 means younger and 叔 means uncle, with 子 turning it into a familiar kinship word.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

尗又叔

The shape has 又 (a hand) and 尗 (a wooden stake), showing a hand putting the stake into the ground.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.