书
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book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #145 U+4E66
How 书 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A mark made by a pen ⺺
components: 丨
? unknown part
How to remember it
book · Heisig RSH #1393
key + clothes hanger + walking stick + a drop of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 书
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小人书 | xiǎo rén shū | children's picture story book; CL:本[ben3] |
| 白面书生 | bái miàn shū shēng | lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experien… |
| 电子书 | diàn zǐ shū | electronic book; e-book; e-book reader |
| 自白书 | zì bái shū | confession |
| 书法家 | shū fǎ jiā | calligrapher |
| 国书 | guó shū | credentials (of a diplomat); documents exchanged between nations; national or dynastic his… |
| 书生 | shū shēng | scholar; intellectual; egghead |
| 地书 | dì shū | writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water |
| 天书 | tiān shū | imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; double dutch |
| 家书 | jiā shū | see 家信[jia1 xin4] |
| 小红书 | Xiǎo hóng shū | REDnote (Chinese social networking platform); (historical) Little Red Book, nickname for 毛… |
| 罗马书 | Luó mǎ shū | Epistle of St Paul to the Romans |
| 行书 | xíng shū | running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 上书 | shàng shū | to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition |
| 书会 | shū huì | calligraphy society; village school (old); literary society (old) |
| 手书 | shǒu shū | to write personally; personal letter |
| 书面语 | shū miàn yǔ | written language |
| 书体 | shū tǐ | style of Chinese script |
| 书面 | shū miàn | in writing; written |
| 书法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship |