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Meaning of 竖

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竖 (Trad.: 豎)HSK 6
Pinyin: shù
English Definition: to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
Chinese Definition:
①直立，直立的，与“横”相对：竖立。竖井(一种垂直的矿井)。竖琴。竖起耳朵听。
②汉字笔形之一，自上往下。
③上下的或前后的方向，与“横”相对：竖着写。
④旧称未成年的童仆，小臣，引申为卑贱的：童竖。竖子(ａ．童仆；b．鄙贱的称呼，如“竖竖不足与谋”。亦称“竖小子”)。
Antonyms: 横
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 立
Ideographic:A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⿰ Left to right
    • 立 [ lì ] to stand; to establish, to set up
Similar Characters: 坚
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Example Words
竖立 shù lì to erect; to set upright; to stand
横七竖八 héng qī shù bā in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
竖直HSK 6 shù zhí vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old)
竖琴 shù qín harp
横躺竖卧 héng tǎng shù wò to lie down all over the place; exhausted and in disarray
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Example Sentences
1
tā
他
jīng yà
惊讶
de
地
shù qǐ
竖起
le
了
méi mao
眉毛
。
His brows went up in surprise.
2
tā
他
de
的
zì
字
xiě
写
dé
得
héng
横
píng
平
shù zhí
竖直
。
His writing is neat and straight.
3
zhè
这
zhǐ
只
māo
猫
bǎ
把
yǐ ba
尾巴
shù
竖
qi lai
起来
le
了
。
The cat has its tail up.
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