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

折節讀 zhé jié dú shū to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
招股 zhāo gǔ shū prospectus (setting out share offer); offering circular
招股說明 zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū prospectus
袋 diào shū dài lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom); fig. to show off one's erudition; a person who does so
推薦 tuī jiàn shū recommendation letter
提多 tí duō shū Epistle of St Paul to Titus
提摩太前 tí mó tài qián shū First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
提摩太後 tí mó tài hòu shū Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy
撒迦利亞 sā jiā lì yà shū Book of Zechariah
zhī shū branch secretary; secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League; abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记
jiāo shū to teach (in a school)
匠 jiāo shū jiàng hack teacher; pedagogue
教科 jiào kē shū textbook; CL:本[ben3]
wén shū document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
處理 wén shū chǔ lǐ dealing with red tape; paperwork; (Tw) word processing
斐理伯 fěi lǐ bó shū Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
新唐 xīn táng shū History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
新約全 xīn yuē quán shū New Testament
新華店 xīn huá shū diàn Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
日本紀 rì běn shū jì Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
jìn shū History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls
暢銷 chàng xiāo shū best-seller; best-selling book; blockbuster
lì shū almanac
不盡言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
中自有黃金屋,中自有顏如玉 shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū , shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb); fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow