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书 - shū

book, letter, document; writings

book, letter, document; writings

How to read 书

Click 书 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshū
Englishbook, letter, document; writings
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

书亭 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 书信. Please read 书函 one more time.

Common words with this character

book kiosk
letter; epistle
letter; correspondence; slipcase
books and periodicals; publications

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 书 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 书亭 and 书信 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 书.