庶(shù)

11 strokes

(bound form) ordinary

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Character information

Pinyin
shù
Meaning
(bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[di2])
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 庶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸广⿱廿灬

Many people 灬 (twenty or more 廿) in a house 广

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

Made of

广guǎng廿niàn灬huǒ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 庶 step by step

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

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Words with 庶

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

fù富shù庶

populous and affluent

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shù庶chū出

born of a concubine (rather than of the wife)

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shù庶qī妻

concubine

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shù庶jī几

(literary) similar; almost

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shù庶mín民

the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)

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Related characters

From 庶’s common words

富出妻几民

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