No. 953 in Vietnamese
chu
"Chu" in Vietnamese can mean "uncle" (younger brother of one's father) or a respectful term for an adult male.
In a sentence
Chú ấy là em trai của bố tôi.
He is my father's younger brother.
Here, 'chú' refers to a paternal uncle who is younger than one's father.
Con mèo của chú rất đáng yêu.
Your (formal) cat is very cute.
Here, 'chú' is used as a polite form of address for an older man.
Chúng tôi thấy một con chuột trong nhà.
We saw a mouse in the house.
In this sentence, 'chu' is part of the word 'chuột', which means mouse, but 'chu' itself has no distinct meaning.
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