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书

shū

HSK 1 Character Traditional 書 Measure word 本、册、部

What 书 means

1. book
2. letter
3. document
4. to write

Other readings

书 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Shūabbr. for {书经|Shū jīng}

Example sentences

• 读书。
  Read.
• 这是书。
  This is a book.
• 我教书。
  I teach.
• 合上书。
  Close the book.
• 读好书。
  Read good books.
• 打开书。
  Open the book.

Words starting with 书

• 书架shū jiàbookshelf
• 书记shū jisecretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe
• 书籍shū jíbooks; works
• 书法shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
• 书面shū miànin writing; written
• 书店shū diànbookstore
• 书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchel; bookbag
• 书写shū xiěto write
• 书房shū fángstudy (room); studio
• 书本shū běnbook (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
• 书桌shū zhuōdesk
• 书生shū shēngscholar; intellectual; egghead
• 书信shū xìnletter; epistle
• 书画shū huàpainting and calligraphy
• 书名shū míngname of a book; reputation as calligrapher
• 书目shū mùbooklist; bibliography; title catalogue
• 书库shū kùa store room for books; fig. an erudite person; the Bibliotheca and Epitome of…
• 书刊shū kānbooks and periodicals; publications
• 书评shū píngbook review; book notice
• 书柜shū guìbookcase
• 书院shū yuànacademy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)
• 书斋shū zhāistudy (room)
• 书香shū xiāngliterary reputation
• 书法家shū fǎ jiācalligrapher

Words containing 书

• 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
• 读书dú shūto read a book; to study; to attend school
• 秘书mì shūsecretary
• 证书zhèng shūcredentials; certificate
• 图书tú shūbooks (in a library or bookstore)
• 看书kàn shūto read; to study
• 秘书长mì shū zhǎngsecretary-general
• 教科书jiào kē shūtextbook
• 念书niàn shūto read; to study; to attend school
• 通知书tōng zhī shūwritten notice
• 教书jiāo shūto work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
• 情书qíng shūlove letter
• 丛书cóng shūa series of books; a collection of books
• 总书记zǒng shū jigeneral secretary (of the Communist Party)
• 文书wén shūdocument; official correspondence; secretary
• 全书quán shūentire book; unabridged book
• 藏书cáng shūto collect books; library collection
• 上书shàng shūto write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
• 尚书shàng shūhigh official; government minister
• 说明书shuō míng shū(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film)
• 旧书jiù shūsecond-hand book; old book; ancient book
• 参考书cān kǎo shūreference book
• 板书bǎn shūto write on the blackboard; writing on the blackboard
• 读书人dú shū rénscholar; intellectual

Characters that look like 书

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 韦wéisoft leather

Sounds the same

Read shū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 舒to stretch; to unfold; to relax
• 叔uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother
• 输to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute
• 殊(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different…
• 蔬vegetables
• 梳to comb; (bound form) a comb
• 疏to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 抒to express; to give expression to; variant of 纾
• 淑(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names)…
• 姝pretty woman
• 枢(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
• 倏sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. shù