黍(shǔ)

12 strokes

broomcorn millet

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Character information

Pinyin
shǔ
Meaning
broomcorn millet; glutinous millet
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 黍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱禾⿱人氺

Grain 禾 that can be fermented to make wine 氺

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

Made of

禾hé人rén氺shuǐ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 黍 step by step

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

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Words with 黍

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

shǔ黍wú鹀

(bird species of China) corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)

guài怪shǔ蜀shǔ黍

see 怪叔叔[guai4 shu1 shu5]

Open 怪蜀黍 page →
yù玉shǔ蜀shǔ黍

corn

Open 玉蜀黍 page →

Related characters

From 黍’s common words

怪蜀玉

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