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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
书 shū	书 \| 书* \| *书	book / letter / document / CL: 本, 冊｜册, 部 / to write	書 HSK 1


树 shù	树 \| 树* \| *树	tree / CL: 棵 / to cultivate / to set up	樹 HSK 1


数 shǔ	数 \| 数* \| *数	to count / to count as; to regard as / to enumerate; to list	數 HSK 2


熟 shú	熟 \| 熟* \| *熟	ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]	HSK 2


属 shǔ	属 \| 属* \| *属	category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute	屬 HSK 3


输 shū	输 \| 输* \| *输	to lose; to be beaten / (bound form) to transport / (literary) to donate; to contribute / (coll.) to enter (a password)	輸 HSK 3


束 shù	束 \| 束* \| *束	to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control	HSK 3


鼠 shǔ	鼠 \| 鼠* \| *鼠	(bound form) rat; mouse	HSK 5


竖 shù	竖 \| 竖* \| *竖	to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)	豎 HSK 7-9


梳 shū	梳 \| 梳* \| *梳	to comb / (bound form) a comb	HSK 7-9


竖 shù	竖 \| 竖* \| *竖	variant of 豎｜竖	竪 HSK 7-9


赎 shú	赎 \| 赎* \| *赎	to redeem / to ransom	贖 HSK 7-9


书 Shū	书 \| 书* \| *书	abbr. for 書經｜书经	書


丨 shù	丨 \| 丨* \| *丨	vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆｜竖笔


数 shù	数 \| 数* \| *数	number; figure / several; a few	數


塾 shú	塾 \| 塾* \| *塾	private school


述 shù	述 \| 述* \| *述	(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate


叔 shū	叔 \| 叔* \| *叔	uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]


术 shù	术 \| 术* \| *术	method / technique	術


蜀 Shǔ	蜀 \| 蜀* \| *蜀	short name for Sichuan 四川 province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國｜三国 after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢｜蜀汉, situated around what is now Sichuan province


疏 Shū	疏 \| 疏* \| *疏	surname Shu


疏 shū	疏 \| 疏* \| *疏	to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation


蔬 shū	蔬 \| 蔬* \| *蔬	vegetables


淑 shū	淑 \| 淑* \| *淑	(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable / (used in given names) / Taiwan pr. [shu2]


舒 Shū	舒 \| 舒* \| *舒	surname Shu


舒 shū	舒 \| 舒* \| *舒	to stretch / to unfold / to relax / leisurely


署 shǔ	署 \| 署* \| *署	office / bureau / (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign / to arrange


姝 shū	姝 \| 姝* \| *姝	pretty woman


漱 shù	漱 \| 漱* \| *漱	to rinse one's mouth with water / to gargle


蜀国 Shǔguó	蜀国 \| 蜀国* \| *蜀国	Sichuan / the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods / the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備｜刘备 during the Three Kingdoms	蜀國


殊 shū	殊 \| 殊* \| *殊	(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special; remarkable / (literary) very; extremely


黍 shǔ	黍 \| 黍* \| *黍	broomcorn millet / glutinous millet


俞 shù	俞 \| 俞* \| *俞	variant of 腧


纾 shū	纾 \| 纾* \| *纾	abundant / ample / at ease / relaxed / to free from / to relieve	紓


束 Shù	束 \| 束* \| *束	surname Shu


孰 shú	孰 \| 孰* \| *孰	who / which / what


曙 shǔ	曙 \| 曙* \| *曙	(bound form) daybreak; dawn / Taiwan pr. [shu4]


恕 shù	恕 \| 恕* \| *恕	to forgive


暑 shǔ	暑 \| 暑* \| *暑	heat / hot weather / summer heat


戍 shù	戍 \| 戍* \| *戍	garrison


蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn	蜀汉 \| 蜀汉* \| *蜀汉	Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han	蜀漢


薯 shǔ	薯 \| 薯* \| *薯	potato / yam


疏 shū	疏 \| 疏* \| *疏	variant of 疏	疎


沭 shù	沭 \| 沭* \| *沭	river in Shandong


菽 shū	菽 \| 菽* \| *菽	legumes (peas and beans)


墅 shù	墅 \| 墅* \| *墅	villa


腧 shù	腧 \| 腧* \| *腧	insertion point in acupuncture / acupoint


摅 shū	摅 \| 摅* \| *摅	set forth / to spread	攄


关羽 Guān Yǔ	关羽 \| 关羽* \| *关羽	Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama	關羽


澍 shù	澍 \| 澍* \| *澍	moisture / timely rain


倏 shū	倏 \| 倏* \| *倏	sudden / abrupt / Taiwan pr. [shu4]


漱 shù	漱 \| 漱* \| *漱	variant of 漱	潄


疋 shū	疋 \| 疋* \| *疋	foot


糬 shǔ	糬 \| 糬* \| *糬	used in 麻糬


钃 shǔ	钃 \| 钃* \| *钃	metal


殳 Shū	殳 \| 殳* \| *殳	surname Shu


殳 shū	殳 \| 殳* \| *殳	bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段, 毅, 殺｜杀 etc


翛 shù	翛 \| 翛* \| *翛	hastiness


尌 shù	尌 \| 尌* \| *尌	standing up / to stand (something) up


摴 shū	摴 \| 摴* \| *摴	dice / gambling / to release


抒 shū	抒 \| 抒* \| *抒	to express / to give expression to / variant of 紓｜纾 / to relieve


秫 shú	秫 \| 秫* \| *秫	broomcorn millet (Panicum spp.) / Panicum italicum / glutinous millet


橾 shū	橾 \| 橾* \| *橾	the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic)


陎 Shū	陎 \| 陎* \| *陎	surname Shu / (name of an ancient place)


毹 shū	毹 \| 毹* \| *毹	rug


薯 shǔ	薯 \| 薯* \| *薯	variant of 薯	藷


裋 shù	裋 \| 裋* \| *裋	used in 裋褐


癙 shǔ	癙 \| 癙* \| *癙	illness caused by worry


杸 shū	杸 \| 杸* \| *杸	to kill / a spear


倏 shū	倏 \| 倏* \| *倏	variant of 倏	倐


倏 shū	倏 \| 倏* \| *倏	variant of 倏	儵


襡 shú	襡 \| 襡* \| *襡	short skirt or tunic


刘备 Liú Bèi	刘备 \| 刘备* \| *刘备	Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢｜蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty	劉備


赵云 Zhào Yún	赵云 \| 赵云* \| *赵云	Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms	趙雲


忬 shū	忬 \| 忬* \| *忬	old variant of 舒 / old variant of 紓｜纾


尗 shū	尗 \| 尗* \| *尗	old variant of 菽 / old variant of 叔


舒淇 Shū Qí	舒淇 \| 舒淇* \| *舒淇	Shu Qi (1976-), Taiwanese actress


朮 shù	朮 \| 朮* \| *朮	variant of 術｜术


马超 Mǎ Chāo	马超 \| 马超* \| *马超	Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms	馬超


踈 shū	踈 \| 踈* \| *踈	variant of 疏


鼡 shǔ	鼡 \| 鼡* \| *鼡	variant of 鼠


黄忠 Huáng Zhōng	黄忠 \| 黄忠* \| *黄忠	Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter	黃忠


刘禅 Liú Shàn	刘禅 \| 刘禅* \| *刘禅	Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]	劉禪


张飞 Zhāng Fēi	张飞 \| 张飞* \| *张飞	Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine	張飛


紫微斗数 zǐwēidǒushù	紫微斗数 \| 紫微斗数* \| *紫微斗数	Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling	紫微斗數


赵子龙 Zhào Zǐlóng	赵子龙 \| 赵子龙* \| *赵子龙	courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲｜赵云, general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms	趙子龍


出师未捷身先死 chūshīwèijiéshēnxiānsǐ	出师…先死 \| 出师…先死* \| *出师…先死	"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 by Du Fu 杜甫)	出師未捷身先死


舒庆春 Shū Qìngchūn	舒庆春 \| 舒庆春* \| *舒庆春	Shu Qingchun (1899-1966), the real name of author Lao She 老舍	舒慶春


三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三国演义 \| 三国演义* \| *三国演义	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中｜罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備｜刘备 Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei 魏 as villains	三國演義


林纾 Lín Shū	林纾 \| 林纾* \| *林纾	Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese	林紓


汉贼不两立 Hànzéibùliǎnglì	汉贼不两立 \| 汉贼不两立* \| *汉贼不两立	lit. Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"	漢賊不兩立


秦岭蜀栈道 Qínlǐngshǔzhàndào	秦岭蜀栈道 \| 秦岭蜀栈道* \| *秦岭蜀栈道	the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan	秦嶺蜀棧道


蜀相 Shǔxiàng	蜀相 \| 蜀相* \| *蜀相	the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮)


诸葛亮 Zhūgě Liàng	诸葛亮 \| 诸葛亮* \| *诸葛亮	Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind	諸葛亮


林琴南 Lín Qínnán	林琴南 \| 林琴南* \| *林琴南	courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓｜林纾


枢 shū	枢 \| 枢* \| *枢	(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)	樞


𦈌 shū	𦈌 \| 𦈌* \| *𦈌	a kind of sackcloth	綀


舒梦兰 Shū Mènglán	舒梦兰 \| 舒梦兰* \| *舒梦兰	Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜｜白香词谱	舒夢蘭


𬬸 shù	𬬸 \| 𬬸* \| *𬬸	acmite	鉥


阿斗 Ādǒu	阿斗 \| 阿斗* \| *阿斗	A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪｜刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / (fig.) weak and inept person

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