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
| 历书 lì shū | almanac |
| 书不尽言 shū bù jìn yán | I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) |
| 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū ， shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù | lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb); fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow |
| 书亭 shū tíng | book kiosk |
| 书信集 shū xìn jí | collected letters |
| 书函 shū hán | letter; correspondence; slipcase |
| 书札 shū zhá | letter; also written 書札|书札 |
| 书卷气 shū juàn qì | scholarly flavor; educated appearance |
| 书卷奖 shū juàn jiǎng | presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence) |
| 书名号 shū míng hào | Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc) |
| 书坛 shū tán | the calligraphic community |
| 书写不能症 shū xiě bù néng zhèng | agraphia |
| 书写符号 shū xiě fú hào | writing symbol |
| 书写语言 shū xiě yǔ yán | written language |
| 书板 shū bǎn | (writing) tablet |
| 书柬 shū jiǎn | variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3] |
| 书案 shū àn | writing desk; official record |
| 书档 shū dàng | bookend |
| 书牍 shū dú | letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents |
| 书画家 shū huà jiā | calligrapher and painter |
| 书画毡 shū huà zhān | felt desk pad for calligraphy |
| 书皮儿 shū pí r | erhua variant of 書皮|书皮[shu1 pi2] |
| 书眉 shū méi | header; top margin on a page |
| 书社 shū shè | a reading group; press (i.e. publishing house) |
| 书箧 shū qiè | bookcase |