曙(shǔ)

HSK 7-917 strokes

(bound form) daybreak

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Character information

Pinyin
shǔ
Meaning
(bound form) daybreak; dawn; Taiwan pr. [shu4]
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 曙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰日署

In this compound, the meaning comes from 日 (sun); 署 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

日rì署shǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 曙 step by step

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

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Words with 曙

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

shǔ曙guāng光
HSK 7-9

the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new …

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shǔ曙sè色

the light of early dawn

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hǎi海shǔ曙

Haishu district of Ningbo city 宁波市, Zhejiang

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hǎi海shǔ曙qū区

Haishu, a district of Ningbo City 宁波市, Zhejiang

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光色海区

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