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shù

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shù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shù | shu4
English translation
tree
CL:[kē]
to cultivate
to set up
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish

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About shù

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

shù

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of shù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木对

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

duì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and duì represents the sound. Simplified form of shù .

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Example sentences using shù

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zhè xiǎo shù 已经 yǐjīng 扎根 zhā gēn le .

The young tree has struck root.

zhè shù hěn zàng .

This tree is very stout.

zhè shù 结果 jiēguǒ .

This tree bears no fruit.

鹌鹑 ān chún zài 矮树丛沙沙作 xiǎng .

Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush.

tián jiāo shù suān 胶树一些 yī xiē 澳大利亚 Aò dà lì yà de 尤加利 yóu jiā lì shù dōu shì chǎn 树胶 shù jiāo 的树.

The sweet gum, sour gum, and some Australian eucalyptus trees are gum trees.

Words with shù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shù tree shù
树立 shùlì to set up樹立
树林 Shù lín woods樹林
树木 shù mù tree樹木
圣诞树 Shèng dàn shù Christmas tree聖誕樹
树枝 shù zhī branch樹枝
树叶 shù yè tree leaves樹葉
树脂 shù zhī resin樹脂
树丛 shù cóng thicket樹叢
果树 guǒ shù fruit tree果樹
松树 sōng shù pine松樹
橡树 xiàng shù oak橡樹
植树 zhí shù to plant trees植樹
树干 shù gàn tree trunk樹幹
树种 shù zhǒng tree species樹種
大树 Dà shù Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县 Gāo xióng xiàn [Gāo​xióng​xiàn], southwest Taiwan大樹
摇钱树 yáo qián shù a source of easy money (idiom)搖錢樹
独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì to stand out獨樹一幟
树根 shù gēn tree roots樹根
柳树 liǔ shù willow柳樹
建树 jiàn shù to establish建樹
树敌 shù dí to antagonize people樹敵
树皮 shù pí tree bark樹皮
树桩 shù zhuāng tree stump樹樁

shù Decomposition & Compounds

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shù Decomposition

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