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竖

Character

竖 shù

HSK 7–9Character

standing straight up; going up and down, not left and right

Radical
立
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
刂又立
Traditional
竪
Frequency
#2771 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

shù

shu4
  1. standing straight up; going up and down, not left and right
  2. to put something into an upright, standing position

Examples

  • 请竖起你的大拇指。

    qǐng shù qǐ nǐ de dà mǔ zhǐ

    Please give a thumbs up.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请把瓶子竖着放在桌子上。

    qǐng bǎ píng zi shù zhe fàng zài zhuō zi shàng

    Please put the bottle upright on the table.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他在纸上画了一条竖线。

    tā zài zhǐ shàng huà le yī tiáo shù xiàn

    He drew a vertical line on the paper.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 竖

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Words with 竖

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竖井shù jǐngvertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)Word竖式shù shìstandingWord竖折shù zhé(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)Word竖提shù tístroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以 (yǐ))Word竖琴shù qínharpWord竖直shù zhíverticalWord竖立shù lìto erectWord竖笔shù bǐvertical stroke (in Chinese characters)Word竖笛shù dírecorder (musical instrument)Word
竖蛋shù dànegg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春 (Lì chūn) etc)See 立蛋WordUnreviewed
竖起shù qǐto erect (a tent etc)Word竖钩shù gōuvertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)Word

Same radical 立

All characters with 立 →
站zhàn立lì亲qīn章zhāng童tóng竞jìng競jìng端duān竟jìng竭jié竣jùn竦sǒng