疏 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

疏 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write;
  • : sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [shu4];
  • : uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2];
  • : pretty woman;
  • : to express; to give expression to; variant of 紓|纾[shu1]; to relieve;
  • : set forth; to spread;
  • : dice; gambling; to release;
  • : book
  • : to kill; a spear;
  • : hinge; pivot;
  • : a comb; to comb;
  • : the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic);
  • : different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass;
  • : spear;
  • : rug;
  • : warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2];
  • : a kind of sackcloth;
  • : abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve;
  • : to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely;
  • : legumes (peas and beans);
  • : vegetables;
  • : Lu
  • : to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password);

Words containing 疏, by HSK level