Read Edit View history 书 shū HSK1 book Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 書. Phonosemantic compound. 聿 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. The simplified character 书 is derived from the cursive form of 書. Pinyin Separate values with commas shū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 書 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 书 Simp strokes 书 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 书 Simp strokes 书 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 书 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 304, 560 ], [ 359, 556 ], [ 525, 583 ], [ 628, 609 ], [ 660, 605 ], [ 699, 574 ], [ 666, 457 ], [ 660, 443 ], [ 635, 424 ] ], [ [ 165, 353 ], [ 233, 345 ], [ 431, 384 ], [ 705, 407 ], [ 789, 411 ], [ 818, 398 ], [ 841, 362 ], [ 789, 196 ], [ 760, 135 ], [ 739, 118 ], [ 641, 168 ] ], [ [ 465, 799 ], [ 499, 773 ], [ 511, 756 ], [ 512, 738 ], [ 495, -44 ] ], [ [ 721, 737 ], [ 797, 680 ], [ 816, 646 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 681 421 Q 708 524 748 557 Q 766 576 750 596 Q 674 654 614 629 Q 572 616 534 604 L 483 593 Q 398 578 312 571 Q 294 570 295 560 Q 298 550 318 544 Q 345 531 383 542 Q 431 551 482 559 L 534 568 Q 570 575 607 582 Q 635 588 646 576 Q 658 566 655 543 Q 645 474 629 418 C 621 389 673 392 681 421 Z", "M 531 375 Q 769 399 794 379 Q 801 372 800 357 Q 760 191 741 170 Q 731 154 714 161 Q 683 167 649 174 Q 619 178 640 158 Q 701 103 726 65 Q 733 49 749 56 Q 779 72 807 151 Q 853 319 877 339 Q 896 361 889 370 Q 882 386 826 427 Q 807 445 788 439 Q 754 429 694 423 Q 687 423 681 421 L 629 418 Q 577 415 531 410 L 478 405 Q 375 398 323 385 Q 245 372 188 368 Q 161 367 156 355 Q 153 348 173 335 Q 210 310 246 322 Q 319 346 453 367 Q 463 368 477 369 L 531 375 Z", "M 472 -11 Q 478 -39 485 -49 Q 491 -56 499 -54 Q 514 -45 523 20 Q 535 123 532 224 Q 529 267 531 375 L 531 410 Q 531 480 534 568 L 534 604 Q 534 671 551 757 Q 555 776 539 787 Q 505 811 487 814 Q 474 820 456 810 Q 446 801 454 789 Q 484 741 484 647 Q 483 622 483 593 L 482 559 Q 481 489 478 405 L 477 369 Q 464 71 472 -11 Z", "M 739 695 Q 764 670 790 642 Q 802 629 817 628 Q 827 628 833 641 Q 837 654 831 684 Q 825 711 737 741 Q 722 745 716 743 Q 712 739 712 727 Q 715 717 739 695 Z" ] } 4 strokes 书 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 304, 560 ], [ 359, 556 ], [ 525, 583 ], [ 628, 609 ], [ 660, 605 ], [ 699, 574 ], [ 666, 457 ], [ 660, 443 ], [ 635, 424 ] ], [ [ 165, 353 ], [ 233, 345 ], [ 431, 384 ], [ 705, 407 ], [ 789, 411 ], [ 818, 398 ], [ 841, 362 ], [ 789, 196 ], [ 760, 135 ], [ 739, 118 ], [ 641, 168 ] ], [ [ 465, 799 ], [ 499, 773 ], [ 511, 756 ], [ 512, 738 ], [ 495, -44 ] ], [ [ 721, 737 ], [ 797, 680 ], [ 816, 646 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 681 421 Q 708 524 748 557 Q 766 576 750 596 Q 674 654 614 629 Q 572 616 534 604 L 483 593 Q 398 578 312 571 Q 294 570 295 560 Q 298 550 318 544 Q 345 531 383 542 Q 431 551 482 559 L 534 568 Q 570 575 607 582 Q 635 588 646 576 Q 658 566 655 543 Q 645 474 629 418 C 621 389 673 392 681 421 Z", "M 531 375 Q 769 399 794 379 Q 801 372 800 357 Q 760 191 741 170 Q 731 154 714 161 Q 683 167 649 174 Q 619 178 640 158 Q 701 103 726 65 Q 733 49 749 56 Q 779 72 807 151 Q 853 319 877 339 Q 896 361 889 370 Q 882 386 826 427 Q 807 445 788 439 Q 754 429 694 423 Q 687 423 681 421 L 629 418 Q 577 415 531 410 L 478 405 Q 375 398 323 385 Q 245 372 188 368 Q 161 367 156 355 Q 153 348 173 335 Q 210 310 246 322 Q 319 346 453 367 Q 463 368 477 369 L 531 375 Z", "M 472 -11 Q 478 -39 485 -49 Q 491 -56 499 -54 Q 514 -45 523 20 Q 535 123 532 224 Q 529 267 531 375 L 531 410 Q 531 480 534 568 L 534 604 Q 534 671 551 757 Q 555 776 539 787 Q 505 811 487 814 Q 474 820 456 810 Q 446 801 454 789 Q 484 741 484 647 Q 483 622 483 593 L 482 559 Q 481 489 478 405 L 477 369 Q 464 71 472 -11 Z", "M 739 695 Q 764 670 790 642 Q 802 629 817 628 Q 827 628 833 641 Q 837 654 831 684 Q 825 711 737 741 Q 722 745 716 743 Q 712 739 712 727 Q 715 717 739 695 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.