(shū)

7 strokesTrad.

abundant

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shū
Meaning
abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰纟予

A thread 纟 with some give 予; 予 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A thread 糹 with some give 予; 予 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

7 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.

línshū

Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast …

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shūkùn

to provide financial relief; to bail out (financially); financial relief; b…

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shū

to alleviate stress

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to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)

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