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shū

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shū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shū | shu1
English translation
to express
to give expression to
variant of shū
> shū [shū]
to relieve
to express; to pour out

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About shū

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

shū

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

give

Etymology of shū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌予

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shū

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bīng 情雪 yùn Zhōng tóng xiǎng 冰城瑰丽 guī lì zhī dōng , 和谐 héxié 世界 shìjiè gòng shū 深情厚谊 shēnqínghòuyì zhī 情怀 qíng huái .

Enjoy beauty of winter of ice city, enjoy friendship of harmonious world.

zài 交响乐 jiāo xiǎng yuè 中间 zhōngjiān yǒu 一段奇妙 qímiào de 抒情 shū qíng 长笛 cháng dí 独奏 dú zòu .

There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.

zhè shǒu Shī shì 雪莱 Xuě lái 抒情诗 shū qíng shī de 范例 fàn lì .

This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry.

自从 zìcóng 多萝西订婚 dìng hūn Hòu 、西 biàn 胆大 dǎn dà le xiē gǎn duì 直抒 jiàn le ”.

Celia had become less afraid of'saying things " to Dorothea since this engagement.

zhè shǒu Shī shì 抒情诗 shū qíng shī de 范例 fàn lì .

This is a good example of his lyric poetry.

Words with shū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
抒情 shū qíng lyric抒情 shū qíng
抒发 shū fā to give vent抒發
shū to express shū
各抒己见 gèshūjǐjiàn everyone gives their own view各抒己見
抒情诗 shū qíng shī lyric poetry抒情詩
抒写 shū xiě to express (emotions in prose)抒寫
抒怀 shū huái to express emotion抒懷
直抒胸臆 zhí shū xiōng yì to speak one's mind直抒胸臆 zhí shū xiōng yì

shū Decomposition & Compounds

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shū Decomposition

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