书(shū)

HSK 14 strokesTrad. 書

abbr. for 书经

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Character information

Pinyin
shū
Meaning
abbr. for 书经
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
書

Origin & structure

Where 书 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻？丨

A mark made by a pen ⺺

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丨gǔn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 書: A brush 聿 used to write words 曰

How to write 书 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 书

Common words using 书 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tú图shū书guǎn馆
HSK 1

library

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xié协yì议shū书
HSK 5

contract

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tú图shū书
HSK 6

books (in a library or bookstore)

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shàng上shū书

to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition

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dài代shū书

to write on sb's behalf; a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters…

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dàn但shū书

proviso; qualifying clause

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yǐ以fú弗suǒ所shū书

Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians

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yǎng仰wū屋zhù著shū书

lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and …

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Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 书’s common words

图馆协议上代但以

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