CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shu2
- English meanings
- ripe, cooked, done, deep (sleep, thoughts, etc.)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 孰; bottom 灬.
Meaning & sound clues
灬 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
孰 is identified as the sound component (shú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 熟.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
book
uncle
villa
be
forgive; pardon
express; pour out
several
number; count
summer heat
dawn
book; write
skill; art; method
bunch
pivot; hub
wood
a comb
different; special
virtuous
sparse; dredge; neglect
vertical
office; sign; arrange
comfortable; stretch
vegetables
potato; yam
to redeem
lose
narrate; state
rat
Example sentences
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Related words
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