書 shū

book, letter, document; writings

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

K書 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]
三聯書店 sān lián shū diàn Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
上海商務印書館 shàng hǎi shāng wù yìn shū guǎn Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
中國大百科全書出版社 zhōng guó dà bǎi kē quán shū chū bǎn shè Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
代書 dài shū to write for sb else; a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients
以弗所書 yǐ fú suǒ shū Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以西結書 yǐ xī jié shū Book of Ezekiel
以賽亞書 yǐ sài yà shū Book of Isaiah
仰屋著書 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
但以理書 dàn yǐ lǐ shū Book of Daniel
但書 dàn shū proviso; qualifying clause
何西阿書 hé xī ā shū Book of Hosea
佛書 fó shū Buddhist texts; scripture
俄巴底亞書 é bā dǐ yà shū Book of Obadiah
借書單 jiè shū dān book slip
借書證 jiè shū zhèng library card
倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal; document outlining an initiative
偽書 wěi shū forged book; book of dubious authenticity; misattributed book; Apocrypha
傳書鴿 chuán shū gē carrier pigeon (used for mail)
傳道書 chuán dào shū Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
債務證書 zhài wù zhèng shū debt instrument
全書 quán shū entire book; unabridged book; entire multi-volume work; comprehensive volume
八行書 bā háng shū formal recommendation letter in eight columns
六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
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