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ㄕㄨ

shū

book

書 is a 10 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shū in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (brush) and (sun).

  • ㄕㄨ

    shū

    book

    • ˋ

      brush

    • ˋ

      sun

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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After dipping his brush into the sun, the artist fills his book with golden images.
by rollredcat

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Julia's <book> shows how ancient calligraphers' BRUSH strokes depicting the SUN evolved into the character we recognize today.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 書

Definitions for 書 pronounced as shū

  • abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
  • book
  • letter
  • document
  • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
  • to write

Vocabulary

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Collections

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HSK 1 (Traditional)

by Melidara 176 characters

Chinese Course

by Melidara 207 characters

mei zhou 3-7-2

by alee70 22 characters

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