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shǔ

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shǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǔ | shu3
English translation
office
bureau
to sign
bureau, public office; to sign

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About shǔ

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

shǔ

Contains the radical

wǎng

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

network

Etymology of shǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

罒者

Semantic compound

wǎng

Phonetic compound

zhě

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Example sentences using shǔ

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由于 yóuyú 签署 qiānshǔ 人中 rén zhōng yǒu 一位年纪 niánjì tài qīng ,法官 fǎ guān 宣告 xuān gào 合同 hétong 无效 wú xiào .

The judge annulled the contract because one of the signers was too young.

shuí shì 签署 qiānshǔ 这些 zhè xiē 文件 wénjiàn de 证人 zhèng rén ?

Who witnessed to his signing the documents?

我们 wǒmen Cóng 捕获 bǔ huò de jūn Guān 那里 nà li wèn chū 一些 yī xiē 有关 yǒu guān 敌军 dí jūn 部署 bùshǔ de 情况 qíngkuàng .

We got out some information about the enemy's dispositions from the captured enemy officer.

bèi 教皇 Jiào huáng 约翰 Yuē hàn ·保罗 Bǎo luó 二世 èr shì 任命 rènmìng wéi 明斯克 Míng sī kè Ōu de 宗座署理

He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.

gěi 德里 Dé lǐ de 英国 Yīng guó 高级 gāojí 专员公署发了 fèn 电传 diàn chuán

He sent a telex to the British High Commission in Delhi.

Words with shǔ

Explore 17 words and sayings that include the Chinese character shǔ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
签署 qiānshǔ to sign (an agreement)簽署
部署 bùshǔ to dispose部署 bùshǔ
shǔ office shǔ
署名 shǔ míng to sign (a signature)署名 shǔ míng
总署 zǒng shǔ general office總署
审计署 shěn jì shǔ audit office審計署
海关总署 hǎi guān zǒng shǔ General Administration of Customs (GAC)海關總署
行署 xíng shǔ administrative office行署 xíng shǔ
警察署 jǐng chá shǔ police station警察署 jǐng chá shǔ
联署 lián shǔ joint signatures (on a letter or declaration)聯署
公署 gōng shǔ government office公署 gōng shǔ
卫生署 wèi shēng shǔ health bureau (or office, or department, or agency)衛生署
地检署 dì jiǎn shǔ district prosecutor's office地檢署
警政署 Jǐng zhèng shǔ National Police Agency (Taiwan)警政署 Jǐng zhèng shǔ
行政公署 xíng zhèng gōng shǔ administrative office行政公署 xíng zhèng gōng shǔ
衙署 yá shǔ yamen衙署 yá shǔ
内政部警政署 Nèi zhèng bù Jǐng zhèng shǔ National Police Agency (Taiwan)內政部警政署

shǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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shǔ Decomposition

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shǔ Compounds

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