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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

WordPinyinMeaning
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