Book in Chinese (Mandarin): 书 (shū)
书
shū
book
- Simplified
- 书
- Traditional
- 書
- Pinyin
- shū
- Typed as
- shu
Use it in a sentence
我看一本书。
我看一本書。
I read a book.
The characters in 书
书 / 書
Book, writing.
4 strokes
First tone. Count books with 本 (běn): 一本书, one book. A school bag is 书包 (shūbāo), a "book bag".
More examples with 书
这本书很好看。
這本書很好看。
Zhè běn shū hěn hǎokàn.
This book is very good.
奶奶给我读书。
奶奶給我讀書。
Nǎinai gěi wǒ dú shū.
Grandma reads a book to me.
How to write 书 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
书 4 strokes
In Traditional characters:
書 10 strokes
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