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
to study; to cram; lit. to gnaw a book
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)
The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
the Four Books in Confucian classics
national library
credentials (of a diplomat)
books (in a library or bookstore)
librarian
library
librarian
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
written report
the biblical books of the prophets
obscure or illegible writing; double dutch
to write at a tremendous speed
Nüshu, women’s script from Hunan
letter of appointment
power of attorney; authorization; proxy
(old) marriage contract
character book (i.e. school primer)
diploma
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 广tài píng guǎng jì, Imperial readings of the Taiping era tài píng yù lǎn, Prime tortoise of the record bureau cè fǔ yuán guī, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature wén yuàn yīng huá
History of Song of the Southern Dynasties nán cháo sòng or Liu Song liú sòng, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories èr shí sì shǐ, compiled by Shen Yue shén yuè in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties nán cháo liáng, 100 scrolls
affidavit