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shù

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shù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shù | shu4
English translation
skill, art; method, technique; trick

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About shù

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shù

Contains the radical

háng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Professional  háng skills  shù shù also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of shù

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

行术

Explanation

Simplified form of shù . Phonosemantic compound. háng represents the meaning and shù represents the sound. The traditional component háng was removed for simplification.

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Words with shù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
技术 jìshù technology技術
手术 shǒushù surgery手術
艺术 yìshù art藝術
shù method shù
艺术家 yì shù jiā artist藝術家
战术 zhànshù tactics戰術
魔术 móshù magic魔術
学术 xuéshù learning學術
艺术品 yì shù pǐn art piece藝術品
魔术师 mó shù shī magician魔術師
科学技术 kē xué jì shù science and technology科學技術
美术 měishù art美術
武术 wǔshù self-defense武術
术语 shù yǔ term術語
巫术 wū shù witchcraft巫術
技术人员 jì shù rén yuán technical staff技術人員
新技术 xīn jì shù new technology新技術
信息技术 xìn xī jì shù IT信息技術
心术 xīn shù designs心術
技术员 jì shù yuán technician技術員
骗术 piàn shù trick騙術
手术台 shǒu shù tái operating table手術檯

shù Decomposition & Compounds

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