shū

book; to write; letter

Character data

Radical ⽈ (73.6)
Strokes 10
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

書 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

書 stroke order diagram

Words containing 書

Word Meaning
the Book of Songs shī jīng and the Book of History shū jīng
(technical) manual; (book of) directions
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
petition
certificate
certificate; credentials
protocol; treaty
to study; to read a book; to attend school
scholar; intellectual
study group
audio-output reading machine
gain knowledge from reading and travel
treasurer
book token
statement of charges (law); indictment (law)
dictionary; encyclopedia
lexicography
almanac
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
suicide note; posthumous writing; testament
return books
Book of Nahum
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
medical book
stapler