书
book, letter, document; writing; abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]; book; letter; document; to write
- Strokes
- 4
- Pinyin
- shū
Parts
Words with 书
- K书k shū · kshu(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1])
- 上书shàng shū · shangshuto write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
- 代书dài shū · daishuto write on sb's behalf; a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others)
- 但书dàn shū · danshuproviso; qualifying clause
- 佛书fó shū · foshuBuddhist scripture
- 伪书wěi shū · weishuforged book; book of dubious authenticity; misattributed book
- 全书quán shū · quanshuentire book; unabridged book
- 六书liù shū · liushuSix Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
- 六艺liù yì · liuyithe Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
- 兵书bīng shū · bingshua book on the art of war
- 出书chū shū · chushuto publish books
- 丛书cóng shū · congshua series of books; a collection of books
- 古书gǔ shū · gushuancient book; old book
- 史书shǐ shū · shishuhistory book
- 周书zhōu shū · zhoushuHistory of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
- 唐书táng shū · tangshusame as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
- 啃书kěn shū · kenshulit. to gnaw a book; to study; to cram
- 四书sì shū · sishuFour Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
- 国书guó shū · guoshucredentials (of a diplomat); documents exchanged between nations; national or dynastic history book
- 图书tú shū · tushubooks (in a library or bookstore)
- 地书dì shū · dishuwriting on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
- 天书tiān shū · tianshuimperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing
- 女书nǚ shū · nushunüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yao2 zu2] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiang1 yong3 xian4] in southern Hunan
- 婚书hūn shū · hunshu(old) marriage contract
- 字书zì shū · zishucharacter book (i.e. school primer)
- 宋书sòng shū · songshuHistory of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])
- 宝书bǎo shū · baoshutreasured book
- 尚书shàng shū · shangshusame as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History; high official; government minister
- 念书niàn shū · nianshuto read; to study; to attend school
- 情书qíng shū · qingshulove letter