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

bèi shū to repeat a lesson; to learn by heart; to endorse a check
腓利門 féi lì mén shū Epistle of St Paul to Philemon
腓立比 féi lì bǐ shū Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
liǎn shū Facebook
自白 zì bái shū confession
舊唐 jiù táng shū History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
jiù shū second-hand book; old book; ancient book
舊約全 jiù yuē quán shū Old Testament
cǎo shū grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
zhù shū to write a book
立說 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
藍皮 lán pí shū an official report (e.g. governmental)
cáng shū to collect books; library collection
票 cáng shū piào bookplate
xuè shū letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
行千里路,讀萬卷 xíng qiān lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan4 shu1]
xíng shū running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
行萬里路勝讀萬捲 xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
行萬里路,讀萬卷 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
西番雅 xī fān yǎ shū Book of Zephaniah
機 dìng shū jī stapler; stapling machine; bookbinding machine; CL:臺|台[tai2]
釘 dìng shū dīng staple (stationery)
針 dìng shū zhēn staple
zhào shū edict; written imperial order
píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction