(shuò)

HSK 511 strokesTrad.
Readingsshuòshí

(bound form) large

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shuò / shí
Meaning
(bound form) large; big; (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 硕士)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰石页

Like a sheet 页 of stone 石

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : Like a sheet 頁 of stone 石

How to write step by step

11 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.

shuòshì
HSK 5

master's degree

Open 硕士 page →
shuòguǒ
HSK 7-9

major achievement

Open 硕果 page →
fēngshuò
HSK 7-9

plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc)

Open 丰硕 page →
jiànshuò

well-built (physique); strong and muscular

Open 健硕 page →
shuò

Hoxud county, Xoshut nahiyisi or Heshuo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonom…

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zhuàngshuò

sturdy; thick and strong

Open 壮硕 page →
xuéshuò

academic master's degree (abbr. for 学术学位硕士)

Open 学硕 page →
zhuānshuò

professional master's degree (abbr. for 专业学位硕士)

Open 专硕 page →

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