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

書 stroke order diagram

WORDS

瑪拉基 mǎ lā jī shū Book of Malachi
申訴 shēn sù shū written appeal
申請 shēn qǐng shū application; application form; petition (to higher authorities)
畢業證 bì yè zhèng shū diploma; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
jí shū to scribble rapidly
白皮 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
白銀 bái yín shū valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe
白面生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience; still wet behind the ears
百科全 bǎi kē quán shū encyclopedia; CL:本[ben3],集[ji2]
zhí shū to record faithfully
kàn shū to read; to study
zhēn shū regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
達理 zhī shū dá lǐ educated and well-balanced (idiom)
jìn shū banned book
福音 fú yīn shū gospel
禮部尚 lǐ bù shàng shū Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
秉筆直 bǐng bǐ zhí shū to record faithfully
mì shū secretary
長 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general
紀年 zhú shū jì nián Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
zhú shū Buddhist texts (archaic); scripture
zhuàn shū seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
zhòu shū seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
約拿 yuē ná shū Book of Jonah
亞 yuē shū yà Joshua (name)