书 shū

book, letter, document; writings

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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

工具书 gōng jù shū reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
书皮 shū pí book cover; book jacket
书简 shū jiǎn (literary) letter
书面语 shū miàn yǔ written language
书香 shū xiāng literary reputation
真书 zhēn shū regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
红宝书 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4])
诏书 zhào shū edict; written imperial order
K书 k shū (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book); to study; see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1]
三联书店 sān lián shū diàn Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
上海商务印书馆 shàng hǎi shāng wù yìn shū guǎn Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
中国大百科全书出版社 zhōng guó dà bǎi kē quán shū chū bǎn shè Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
代书 dài shū to write for sb else; a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients
以弗所书 yǐ fú suǒ shū Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以西结书 yǐ xī jié shū Book of Ezekiel
以赛亚书 yǐ sài yà shū Book of Isaiah
仰屋著书 yǎng wū zhù shū lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
但以理书 dàn yǐ lǐ shū Book of Daniel
何西阿书 hé xī ā shū Book of Hosea
佛书 fó shū Buddhist texts; scripture
俄巴底亚书 é bā dǐ yà shū Book of Obadiah
借书单 jiè shū dān book slip
伪书 wěi shū forged book; book of dubious authenticity; misattributed book; Apocrypha
传书鸽 chuán shū gē carrier pigeon (used for mail)
传道书 chuán dào shū Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
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