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

香 shū xiāng literary reputation
香門第 shū xiāng mén dì family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
體 shū tǐ calligraphic style; font
齋 shū zhāi study (room)
有聲 yǒu shēng shū audiobook
bǎn shū to write on the blackboard; writing on the blackboard
豪 lín shū háo Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)
梁唐晉漢周 liáng táng jìn hàn zhōu shū another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
liáng shū History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
fàn shū Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts
kǎi shū regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
biāo shū bid or tender submission or delivery; bid or tender document
歌羅西 gē luó xī shū Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians
zhèng shū regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
武經七 wǔ jīng qī shū Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]
海上奇 hǎi shàng qí shū literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
海澱圖城 hǎi diàn tú shū chéng Haidian Book City, Beijing bookstore
yín shū obscene book; pornography
hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
坑儒 fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
無巧不成 wú qiǎo bù chéng shū curious coincidence
牛角掛 niú jiǎo guà shū lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom); fig. to be diligent in one's studies
猶大 yóu dà shū Epistle of St Jude (in New Testament)
qín shū traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
琴棋畫 qín qí shū huà the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person