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竖
豎
shù
1.
to erect
2.
vertical
3.
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
HSK 6
Common • Top 7%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
横竖
héngshu
anyway
竖式
shùshì
standing
竖折
shùzhé
(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
竖琴
shùqín
harp
竖直
shùzhí
vertical
竖立
shùlì
to erect
竖笔
shùbǐ
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
竖起
shùqǐ
to erect (a tent etc)
竖钩
shùgōu
vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
阉竖
yānshù
eunuch (contemptuous appellation)
竖弯钩
shùwāngōu
[[乚]] stroke in Chinese characters
横七竖八
héngqīshùbā
in disorder
横三竖四
héngsānshùsì
in disorder
横眉竖眼
héngméishùyǎn
to scowl fiercely
横说竖说
héngshuōshùshuō
to explain sth over and over again
横竖劲儿
héngshùjìnr
firmness of determination
横躺竖卧
héngtǎngshùwò
to lie down all over the place
竖起耳朵
shùqǐěrduo
to prick up one's ears
竖起大拇指
shùqǐdàmuzhǐ
to give a thumbs-up
横挑鼻子，竖挑眼
héngtiāobízi,shùtiāoyǎn
to pick on sth incessantly
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,504
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,881 of 84,292