书 meaning and pronunciation

书
Simplified character
書
Traditional character

书 English definition

shū
  • book
  • letter
  • document
  • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
  • to write

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 倏 : sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [shu4];
  • 叔 : uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2];
  • 姝 : pretty woman;
  • 抒 : to express; to give expression to; variant of 紓|纾[shu1]; to relieve;
  • 摅 : set forth; to spread;
  • 摴 : dice; gambling; to release;
  • 書 : book
  • 杸 : to kill; a spear;
  • 枢 : hinge; pivot;
  • 梳 : a comb; to comb;
  • 橾 : the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic);
  • 殊 : different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass;
  • 殳 : spear;
  • 毹 : rug;
  • 淑 : warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2];
  • 疏 : 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;
  • 綀 : a kind of sackcloth;
  • 纾 : abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve;
  • 舒 : to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely;
  • 菽 : legumes (peas and beans);
  • 蔬 : vegetables;
  • 軗 : Lu
  • 输 : to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password);

Sentences examples with 书

  • 我读了八本书。
    Wǒ dúle bā běn shū.
  • 桌子上有一本书。
    Zhuōzi shàng yǒuyī běn shū.
  • 这是我大书。
    Zhè shì wǒ dà shū.
  • 你喜欢读书吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuān dúshū ma?
  • 你看，那本书在桌子上呢。
    Nǐ kàn, nà běn shū zài zhuōzi shàng ne.

Words containing 书, by HSK level

是 水