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shū

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shū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shū | shu1
English translation
variant of shū [shū]
to dredge
to clear away obstruction
thin
sparse
scanty
distant (relation)
not close
to neglect
negligent
to present a memorial to the Emperor
commentary
annotation
surname Shu
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless

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About shū

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

shū

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Walking  through uncultivated land  liú

Etymology of shū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

疋㐬

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Example sentences using shū

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河边 hé biān 疏疏 shū shū yǒu 几棵柳树 liǔ shù .

The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.

zhēng zhāo 湖面,透过 tòu guò 几株稀疏 xī shū de 椰子树,眺望 tiào wàng zhāo 西 háo de 船帆 chuán fān .

He was looking across the lagoon to where the Nuhiva's sails showed through the sparse coconuts.

化学 huàxué 疏除列入 liè rù 农药 nóng yào de 宝库 bǎo kù Zhōng .

Chemical thinners add another to the arsenal of sprays.

de 脑袋 nǎodài ér Chǒu , 头发 tóufa 灰白 huī bái 稀疏 xī shū ,土色 de 皮肤 pífū .

His head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin.

用力 yòng lì jiàn 稀疏 xī shū de huī 头发 tóufa .

He ran his hand through his thinning gray hair.

Words with shū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
疏散 shū sàn to scatter疏散 shū sàn
疏远 shūyuǎn to drift apart疏遠
疏忽 shūhu to neglect疏忽 shūhu
shū thin shū
疏通 shū tōng to unblock疏通 shū tōng
疏松 shū sōng to loosen疏鬆
疏导 shū dǎo to dredge疏導
生疏 shēngshū unfamiliar生疏 shēngshū
稀疏 xī shū sparse稀疏 xī shū
疏漏 shū lòu to slip疏漏 shū lòu
疏于 shū yú to be lacking in疏於
疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì oversight疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì
疏浚 shū jùn to dredge疏浚 shū jùn
上疏 shàng shū (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)上疏 shàng shū
疏解 shū jiě to mediate疏解 shū jiě
亲疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives)親疏
疏失 shū shī oversight疏失 shū shī
骨质疏松症 gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng osteoporosis骨質疏鬆症
疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子 Lǎo zǐ ); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu
注疏 zhù shū commentary and subcommentary (of a book)註疏
粗疏 cū shū coarse粗疏 cū shū
疏勒 Shū lè Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar疏勒 Shū lè
疏理 shū lǐ to marshal an argument疏理 shū lǐ
才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...才疏學淺
疏淡 shū dàn sparse疏淡 shū dàn

shū Decomposition & Compounds

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shū Decomposition

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shū Compounds

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