署
office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,907 U+7F72
How 署 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
罒 (semantic, “network”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)
How to remember it
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net + puppet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 者 sound component | zhě | that which; they who; those who |
| 都 | dōu | all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital |
| 猪 | zhū | pig, hog, wild boar |
| 诸 | zhū | all, many, various; surname |
| 著 | zhù | to show, to prove, to make known |
| 赌 | dǔ | to bet, to gamble, to wager |
| 绪 | xù | mental state; thread, clue |
| 屠 | tú | to butcher, to slaughter; massacre |
| 暑 | shǔ | hot; heat; summer |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to boil, to cook |
| 堵 | dǔ | wall; to stop, to prevent, to block |
| 奢 | shē | exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful |
| 睹 | dǔ | to look at, to gaze at; to observe |
| 渚 | zhǔ | islet, sandbar |
| 箸 | zhù | chopsticks |
| 褚 | zhǔ | bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname |
| 赭 | zhě | hematite; ochre, reddish-brown |
| 啫 | zhě | onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning |
| 楮 | chǔ | mulberry; paper |
Words containing 署
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 德国学术交流总署 | Dé guó Xué shù Jiāo liú Zǒng shǔ | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Tw) |
| 联合国开发计划署 | Lián hé guó Kāi fā Jì huà shǔ | United Nations Development Program |
| 美国太空总署 | Měi guó Tài kōng Zǒng shǔ | NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) |
| 行政公署 | xíng zhèng gōng shǔ | administrative office |
| 内政部警政署 | Nèi zhèng bù Jǐng zhèng shǔ | National Police Agency (Tw) |
| 海关总署 | hǎi guān zǒng shǔ | General Administration of Customs (GAC) |
| 联合国环境规划署 | Lián hé guó Huán jìng Guī huà shǔ | United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) |
| 新闻出版总署 | Xīn wén Chū bǎn Zǒng shǔ | General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization) |
| 卫生署 | wèi shēng shǔ | health bureau (or office, or department, or agency) |
| 世界粮食署 | shì jiè liáng shi shǔ | World food program (United Nations aid agency) |
| 地检署 | dì jiǎn shǔ | district prosecutor's office |
| 消防署 | xiāo fáng shǔ | fire station |
| 警政署 | Jǐng zhèng shǔ | National Police Agency (Taiwan); abbr. for 內政部警政署|内政部警政署[Nei4 zheng4 bu4 Jing3 zheng4 shu3… |
| 行署 | xíng shǔ | administrative office |
| 公署 | gōng shǔ | government office |
| 署方 | shǔ fāng | (government) department |
| 署名 | shǔ míng | to sign (a signature) |
| 布署 | bù shǔ | variant of 部署[bu4 shu3] |
| 廉政公署 | Lián zhèng Gōng shǔ | Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC) |
| 审计署 | shěn jì shǔ | audit office; public accounts committee |