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书

Traditional: 書

shū

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shū · syu1 (Jyutping)

  1. abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
  2. book
  3. letter
  4. document
  5. CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
  6. to write

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

书

Meaning
book, letter, document; writings
Radical
丨
Strokes
4
Components
⿻?丨
Cangjie
IDS
Four-corner
5302

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