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庶
庻
shù
1. old variant of [[庶<shù>]]
Uncommon • Top 30% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

庶
shù
numerous, various; multitude
11 丶

Compound Words (7)

庶室
shùshì
concubine
黎庶
líshù
populace
庶子
shùzǐ
bastard
富庶
fùshù
populous and affluent
庶几
shùjī
similar
庶民
shùmín
the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)
庶吉士
shùjíshì
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred to meritorious candidates until the next examination

Alternate Entries

庶
shù
numerous / common people (or populace) / born of a concubine

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,015
Word Frequency Rank
24,971 of 84,292