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书 (shū): book

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: book
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 4
Radical: 乙
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

book
letter
document
to write
book
letter
document
abbreviation for 书经 (Shūjīng)
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]

Chinese explanation

写字、记录文字的动作，也指装订成册的读物
特指《书经》，即《尚书》，是中国古代儒家经典之一。

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Example sentences

This book is very interesting.

I like reading books.

The book is on the table.

I have many books.

I have a Chinese book.

This is an important document; please keep this book safe.

He likes reading books.

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