书
HSK 1

书 (shū): book, letter, document

shū

book, letter, document

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Pinyin

shū

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

book, letter, document

How to Write 书 (shū)

书 is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Origin of 书

A mark made by a pen ⺺

What 书 is Made Of

书 is built from 1 component:

丨number one

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Words Using 书

Common Chinese words that contain 书:

书架

shūjià

书法

shūfǎ

书籍

shūjí

书记

shūji

书面

shūmiàn

秘书

mìshū

证书

zhèngshū

图书馆

túshūguǎn

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