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shù
Pronunciation
Mandarinshù
Cantonese (Jyutping)seot6
Japanese Kunmochiawa
Japanese Onjutsu, shutsu, chutsu
Korean (Yale)chwul
Meaning
Definition art, skill, special feat; method, technique
Character Rank
Simplified385
常用字表328
HSK v.3 Level3
HSK v.3 Writing Level3
Common Words With This Character  
美术měishùart; fine arts; painting
艺术yìshùart
技术jìshùtechnology; technique; skill
手术shǒushù(surgical) operation; surgery
学术xuéshùlearning; science; academic
武术wǔshùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫
Related Characters
Kangxi Radical (#75:tree)
Traditional Script
Look-Alikes
Same Structure & Phonetic Component(Sign-in required)
Computer Encoding
Unicode U+672F
GB2312CAF5
Input Method Codes
Cangjieid
Four Corner4390
WuBi 86syi
WuBi 98syi
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