book; volumes or works of text or drawings bound together

to write; to record or write down

a formal document, certificate, or written statement

a letter; mail or correspondence

(bound form) a style of calligraphy or script

(bound form) certain forms of folk storytelling or oral performance

abbreviation for the 书经 shū​jīng

(proper noun) the surname Shu

(literary) the art of writing or calligraphy as one of the Six Arts 六艺 liù​yì

refers to character structure or the six categories of Chinese characters 六书 liù​shū