• 282nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 314 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availablelinedot
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)abbr. for 書經|书经[shu1 jing1]
2. shū (shu1)book • letter • document • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] • to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

图书馆 (圖書館)
情书 (情書)
书包 (書包)
书写 (書寫)
书店 (書店)
书记 (書記)
看书 (看書)
秘书 (秘書)
读书 (讀書)

Uncommon

上书 (上書)
出书 (出書)
副书记 (副書記)
丛书 (叢書)
史书 (史書)
图书 (圖書)
天书 (天書)
念书 (念書)
教书 (教書)
教科书 (教科書)
文书 (文書)
书信 (書信)
书名 (書名)
书呆子 (書呆子)
书房 (書房)
书本 (書本)
书架 (書架)
书桌 (書桌)
书柜 (書櫃)
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
书画 (書畫)
书签 (書簽)
书籍 (書籍)
书评 (書評)
书院 (書院)
书面 (書面)
书页 (書頁)
书香 (書香)
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
毕业证书 (畢業證書)
疾书 (疾書)
白皮书 (白皮書)
百科全书 (百科全書)
秘书长 (秘書長)
经书 (經書)
总书记 (總書記)
背书 (背書)
旧书 (舊書)
说明书 (說明書)
证书 (證書)
读书人 (讀書人)
读书会 (讀書會)
遗书 (遺書)
闲书 (閒書)
电子书 (電子書)

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  • 1894th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)surname Shu
2. shū (shu1)to dredge • to clear away obstruction • thin • sparse • scanty • distant (relation) • not close • to neglect • negligent • to present a memorial to the Emperor • commentary • annotation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

生疏 
疏忽 
疏远 (疏遠)

Uncommon

疏导 (疏導)
疏散 
疏漏 
疏疏 
疏而不漏 
疏离 (疏離)
疏松 (疏鬆)
稀疏 
亲疏 (親疏)
骨质疏松症 (骨質疏鬆症)

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  • 2790th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (shu1)sudden • abrupt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as '' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

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  • 2711th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (shu1)a comb • to comb

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

梳妆 (梳妝)
梳妆台 (梳妝檯)
梳子 
梳洗 
梳理 
梳头 (梳頭)

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  • 2715th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (shu1)vegetables

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shū' (shu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

蔬菜 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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