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,,

Stroke order

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Words containing 书

Word Meaning
Second epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians
Book of Micah
First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
History of the Later Han dynasty
publication; a book's first appearance
Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)
a letter (of complaint, opinion etc); to send a letter
give up bad ways and study hard
prospectus (setting out share offer); offering circular
prospectus
fig. to show off one's erudition
recommendation letter
Epistle of St Paul to Titus
First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy
Book of Zechariah
abbr. for 支部书记; branch secretary
paperwork; dealing with red tape; TW word processing
Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
New Book of Tang; Song history of Tang dynasty
New Testament
Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
Nihon Shoki, ancient history of Japan
Book of Jin; history of the Jin dynasty