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Character #142 · The First 1000
书 (書) shū meaning: book
book; letter; document; to write
- Strokes
- 410
- TraditionalSimplified
- 書 书
- Poster cell
- B6
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 书書
Write 书書 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shū, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 书 mean in English?
- 书 (shū) means "book": book; letter; document; to write.
- How do you pronounce 书?
- 书 is pronounced shū in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕㄨ.
- How many strokes does 书 have?
- The simplified form, 书, has 4 strokes. The traditional form, 書, has 10.
- What is the traditional form of 书?
- The traditional form of 书 is 書. 书 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 書 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 书?
- Common words that use 书 include 读书 (dúshū, to read a book), 书店 (shūdiàn, bookstore), 书包 (shūbāo, schoolbag), 书架 (shūjià, bookshelf).
- How common is 书?
- 书 is number 142 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell B6 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.