竖
to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,169 U+7AD6
How 竖 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂
How to remember it
perpendicular · Heisig RSH #2268
foiled again + vase
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 竖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横三竖四 | héng sān shù sì | in disorder; in a tremendous mess |
| 横说竖说 | héng shuō shù shuō | to explain sth over and over again; to repeat |
| 竖中指 | shù zhōng zhǐ | to give the middle finger |
| 横眉竖眼 | héng méi shù yǎn | to scowl fiercely; to glare |
| 横挑鼻子竖挑眼 | héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn | to pick on sth incessantly (idiom); to criticize right and left |
| 横竖劲儿 | héng shù jìn r | firmness of determination |
| 横七竖八 | héng qī shù bā | in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) |
| 竖起大拇指 | shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ | to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval |
| 竖起 | shù qǐ | to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (o… |
| 竖式 | shù shì | standing; vertical |
| 竖立 | shù lì | to erect; to set upright; to stand |
| 竖直 | shù zhí | vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (… |
| 竖提 | shù tí | stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以[yi3]) |
| 竖起耳朵 | shù qǐ ěr duo | to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth |
| 竖笔 | shù bǐ | vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) |
| 竖蛋 | shù dàn | see 立蛋[li4 dan4] |
| 横竖 | héng shu | anyway |
| 竖折 | shù zhé | (downwards-starting right angle character stroke) |
| 竖井 | shù jǐng | vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc) |
| 竖琴 | shù qín | harp |