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书
書
Shū
1. abbr. for [[書經|书经<Shūjīng>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

书局
shūjú
book store
书案
shūàn
writing desk
书信
shūxìn
letter
书写
shūxiě
to write
书会
shūhuì
calligraphy society
书柬
shūjiǎn
variant of [[書簡|书简<shūjiǎn>]]
支书
zhīshū
branch secretary
书亭
shūtíng
book kiosk
书卷
shūjuàn
volume
书坛
shūtán
the calligraphic community
书库
shūkù
a store room for books
书房
shūfáng
study (room)
书本
shūběn
book
书架
shūjià
bookshelf
HSK 5
宝书
bǎoshū
treasured book
投书
tóushū
to deliver
晋书
Jìnshū
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Fang Xuanling [[房玄齡|房玄龄<FángXuánlíng>]] in 648 during Tang Dynasty [[唐朝<Tángcháo>]], 130 scrolls
书生
shūshēng
scholar
书札
shūzhá
letter
书包
shūbāo
schoolbag

Alternate Entries

书
shū
book / letter / document / CL:[[本<běn>]], [[冊|册<cè>]], [[部<bù>]] / to write
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
281
Word Frequency Rank
535 of 84,292