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书
書
shū
1. book
2. letter
3. document
4. CL:[[本<běn>]], [[冊|册<cè>]], [[部<bù>]]
5. to write
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1%

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

Example Sentences (5)

桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè diànnǎo hé yì běn shū.
There is a computer and a book on the table.
Text 1
是什么？是一本书吗？
shì shénme? shì yì běn shū ma?
What is it? Is it a book?
Text 1
对，这本书是我写的。
duì, zhè běn shū shì wǒ xiě de.
Yes, I wrote this book.
Text 1
我去图书馆借本书。
Wǒ qù túshūguǎn jiè běn shū.
I'm going to the library to borrow a book.
Text 1
旁边那个拿着书笑的人是谁？
pángbiān nàge názhe shū xiào de rén shì shéi?
Who is that person by the side holding a book and smiling?
Text 1

Alternate Entries

书
Shū
abbr. for [[書經|书经<Shūjīng>]]
HSK 1

Metadata

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