书 (書) shū

1. shū noun book
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '書'; Giles 1892 '書'; Guoyu '書' n 1; XHZD '书' 1, p. 689)
2. shū noun document; manuscript
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '書'; Giles 1892 '書'; Guoyu '書' n 3; Kroll 2015 '書' 3, p. 421; XHZD '书' 3, p. 690)
3. shū noun letter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: In the sense of 信件 (CC-CEDICT '書'; Guoyu '書' n 2; Kroll 2015 '書' 3b, p. 421; XHZD '书' 2, p. 689)
4. shū proper noun the Cannon of Documents
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Book Title 书名
   Notes: (Giles 1892 '書'; Kroll 2015 '書' 3a, p. 421)
5. shū verb to write
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 写 (Giles 1892 '書'; Guoyu '書' v 1; Kroll 2015 '書' 1, p. 421; XHZD '书' 1, p. 690)
6. shū noun writing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '書' 2, p. 421)
7. shū noun calligraphy; writing style
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 字体 (Guoyu '書' n 4; Kroll 2015 '書' 2a, p. 421)
8. shū proper noun Shu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '書' n 6)
9. shū verb to record
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '書' v 2)

Contained in

• 书稿(書稿) manuscript of a book
• 机要秘书(機要祕書) secretary for confidential matters
• 书疏(書疏) a letter ; a memorial
• 书记官(書記官) clerk of a law court ; clerk of a law court
• 大先知书(大先知書) the biblical books of the prophets
• 申诉书(申訴書) written appeal
• 书坊(書坊) bookstore
• 圣贤书(聖賢書) holy book
• 书题(書題) book title
• 评书(評書) folk theatrical form, a monologue discussion historical events
• 约书亚记(約書亞記) Book of Joshua
• 书写符号(書寫符號) writing symbol
• 白面书生(白面書生) pale-faced scholar; young and inexperienced person without practical experience
• 书写语言(書寫語言) written language
• 素书(素書) a letter ; Sushi
• 小人书(小人書) children's picture story book
• 自白书(自白書) confession
• 斐理伯书(斐理伯書) Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
• 书角(書角) corner of a page
• 书童(書童) a page boy
• 天书(天書) imperial edict ; heavenly book ; obscure or illegible writing; double dutch
• 聘书(聘書) letter of appointment; contract
• 古书(古書) ancient book; old book
• 书证(書證) written evidence
• 书馆儿(書館兒) teashop with performance by story tellers
• 漆书(漆書) a lacquered bamboo slip text
• 哈巴谷书(哈巴谷書) Book of Habakkuk
• 说明书(說明書) (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent)
• 约翰二书(約翰二書) Second epistle of St John
• 六书(六書) six methods
• 标书(標書) bid or tender submission or delivery ; a bid or tender document
• 殳书(殳書) military script
• 积书(積書) to collect books
• 书铺(書鋪) bookstore ; book distributor
• 疾书(疾書) to scribble rapidly
• 虫书(蟲書) worm seal script
• 书本(書本) books
• 书目学(書目學) bibliography
• 读书(讀書) to study; to read
• 委托书(委託書) commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization; warrant
• 代书(代書) to write for somebody else; a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients ; a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients
• 哈该书(哈該書) Book of Haggai
• 读书人(讀書人) a scholar; an intellectual
• 著书(著書) to write a book
• 图书分类法(圖書分類法) library classification

Also contained in

虞书 、 梁唐晋汉周书 、 汉书补注 、 中书省 、 爱达罗氏梵书 、 秘书少监

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• 卷六十三　　　　表第三　　　宰相下 Volume 63 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 138
• 卷四十三 志第二十三: 職官二 Volume 43 Treatises 23: Government Service 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 132
• 卷六十一　　　　表第一　　　宰相上 Volume 61 Tables 1: Chancellors 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 125
• 卷六十二　　　　表第二　　　宰相中 Volume 62 Tables 2: Chancellors 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 106
• 卷32　志第27 經籍一 Volume 32 Treatises 27: Bibliography 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 95
• 卷七 本紀第七: 中宗 睿宗 Volume 7 Annals 7: Zhongzong, Ruizong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 94
• 卷四十七　　　　志第三十七　　百官二 Volume 47 Treatises 42: Official Posts 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 89
• 卷二十二　本紀第二十二: 武宗一 Volume 22 Annals 22: Wuzong 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 88
• 卷33　志第28 經籍二 Volume 33 Treatises 28: Bibliography 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 86
• 卷34　志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 85

Collocations

• 书曰 (書曰) 伊尹作書曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 86
• 栾书 (欒書) 欒書佐之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 20
• 书葬 (書葬) 不書葬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 18
• 载书 (載書) 晉士莊子為載書 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 10
• 刑书 (刑書) 明啟刑書胥占 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 呂刑 Zhou Shu - Marquis of Lu on Punishments — count: 7
• 东郭书 (東郭書) 東郭書讓登 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
• 先书 (先書) 先書 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 5
• 书帅 (書帥) 晉欒書帥師救鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
• 齐国书 (齊國書) 齊國書帥師伐我 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
• 书时 (書時) 書時也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4