Character
| HSK | 1 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 282nd character |
| RADICAL | ⼁ (2.3) |
| STROKES | 4 |
| INDEX # | 188 |
| TRADITIONAL | 書 |
book, letter, document; writings
HSK 1
#282
DEFINITIONS
- book, letter, document
- writings
- abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- book
- letter
- document
- CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
- to write
STROKES
WORDS
| 那鸿书 nà hóng shū | Book of Nahum |
| 郢书燕说 yǐng shū yān shuō | lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; fig. to misinterpret the original meaning; to pile up errors; refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" |
| 钉书针 dìng shū zhēn | staple; also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1] |
| 录取通知书 lù qǔ tōng zhī shū | admission notice (delivered by a university) |
| 钱钟书 qián zhōng shū | Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城 |
| 阿摩司书 ā mó sī shū | Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament |
| 陈书 chén shū | History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls |
| 陈述书 chén shù shū | representation letter (law); a brief; written statement; declaration |
| 隋书 suí shū | History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征[Wei4 Zheng1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls |
| 隶书 lì shū | clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 雅各书 yǎ gè shū | Epistle of St James (in New Testament) |
| 电子书 diàn zǐ shū | electronic book; e-book; e-book reader |
| 电纸书 diàn zhǐ shū | electronic book reader |
| 韵书 yùn shū | rhyming dictionary; traditional Chinese phonetic dictionary with words ordered first by four tones 四聲|四声 then rhyme 韻|韵 (i.e. medial consonant and final) |
| 体书 tǐ shū | calligraphic style |
| 魏书 wèi shū | History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls |
| 鸟虫书 niǎo chóng shū | bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects |
| 黄色书刊 huáng sè shū kān | pornographic book |
| 默书 mò shū | to write from memory |
| 齐书 qí shū | History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls; usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi |
| 本书 běn shū | this book; the book |
| 换书 huàn shū | to exchange books; to swap books |
| 两本书 liǎng běn shū | two books |
| 书里 shū lǐ | inside the book; in the book |
| 通知书 tōng zhī shū | admission letter; notification letter |