(shù)

HSK 35 strokesTrad.
Readingsshùshúzhú

method

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shù / shú / zhú
Meaning
method; technique
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿺木丶

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

Traditional form : Professional 行 skills 术; 术 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

shù
HSK 3

technology; technique; skill

Open 技术 page →
shù
HSK 3

military skill or technique (in former times)

Open 武术 page →
xuéshù
HSK 4

learning

Open 学术 page →
shǒushù
HSK 4

(surgical) operation

Open 手术 page →
zhànshù
HSK 6

tactics

Open 战术 page →
shù
HSK 7-9

magic

Open 魔术 page →

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