shū

book; to write; letter

HSK 1 #282

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 282nd character
Radical ⼁ (2.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 188
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

书 shū
  1. 1. book
  2. 2. to write
  3. 3. letter
  4. 4. document
  5. 5. abbr. for shū jīng
  6. 6. CL běn,,

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Words containing 书

Word Meaning
book contract
the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism wǔ jīng, a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as shàng shū jīng, shàng shū, shū
great calligraphy master
book lung (arachnid anatomy)
TW (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket)
bookworm
bookworm (literal and figurative); pedant; book louse
corner of a page
clerk of a law court
secretariat
written evidence
extant work of a calligrapher
written permission; written authorization
book title
calligraphic style
library (of classic texts)
teashop with performance by píng shū story tellers
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
calligraphic style; font
audiobook
to write on the blackboard; writing on the blackboard
Jeremy Lin, Taiwanese-American NBA player
Old History of the Five Dynasties book
Book of Liang, history of Southern Liang dynasty
Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts