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shù

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shù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shù | shu4
English translation
to gargle, to rinse; to wash, to scour

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About shù

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

shù

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To gargle shuò water  shuǐ shuò also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of shù

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵欶

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Example sentences using shù

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广播员 guǎng bō yuán :我们 wǒmen 刚才 gāngcái zài 洗漱间 shè dào kuài 手表 shǒubiǎo .

We found a watch in the wash - room just now.

开始 kāishǐ 咳嗽 késou jiù 马上 mǎshàng 试着 shì zhe yòng 盐水 Yán shuǐ 漱口 shù kǒu

Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins.

每天 měi tiān 可用这种 zhè zhǒng 混合液 shù 几次 jǐ cì kǒu

The mixture can be used as a gargle several times a day.

走进 zǒu jìn 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān 洗漱 xǐ shù

He headed to the bathroom to wash up.

Words with shù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
漱口 shù kǒu to gargle漱口 shù kǒu
shù to gargle shù
洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth洗漱 xǐ shù
梁漱溟 Liáng Shù míng Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition梁漱溟 Liáng Shù míng
夏目漱石 Xià mù Shù shí Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists夏目漱石 Xià mù Shù shí
枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú a frugal life (idiom)枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú

shù Decomposition & Compounds

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