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疏
shū
1. to dredge
2. to clear away obstruction
3. thin
4. sparse
5. scanty
6. distant (relation)
7. not close
8. to neglect
9. negligent
10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
11. commentary
12. annotation
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

疏
shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

上疏
shàngshū
(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
生疏
shēngshū
unfamiliar
HSK 6
疏剪
shūjiǎn
to prune
疏勒
Shūlè
Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar
疏失
shūshī
to make a (careless) mistake
疏导
shūdǎo
to dredge
疏忽
shūhu
to neglect
HSK 6
疏懒
shūlǎn
indolent
疏挖
shūwā
to dredge
疏放
shūfàng
eccentric
疏散
shūsàn
to scatter
疏浚
shūjùn
to dredge
疏淡
shūdàn
sparse
疏漏
shūlòu
to slip
疏狂
shūkuáng
uninhibited
疏率
shūshuài
careless and rash
疏理
shūlǐ
to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative)
疏略
shūlüè
negligence
疏疏
shūshū
sparse
疏落
shūluò
sparse

Alternate Entries

疏
shū
variant of [[疏<shū>]]
疏
Shū
surname Shu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,896
Word Frequency Rank
7,301 of 84,292

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