uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr.
Depicts holding a sharp wooden stick (弋) in the hand (又) to dig up dirt. Based on the original meaning "to dig". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
《說文》：“叔，拾也。从又，尗聲。汝南名收芋為叔。，叔或从寸。”
to dig