淑 shū — virtuous; good · English

淑

shū

virtuous; good

At a glance · 淑

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从水，叔声，本义为水清澈，引申为善良、美好。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为水清，引申为善、美。

Structure

形声字，从水（意符，清），叔（shū）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshū

Radical氵

Strokes11

UnicodeU+6DD1

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English virtuous; good Virtuous, kind, or good (of women).

Français vertueuse; bonne Vertueuse, bonne ou douce (des femmes).

Español virtuosa; buena Virtuosa, buena o dulce (de mujeres).

العربية فضيلة؛ صالحة فضيلة أو صالحة أو طيبة (للنساء).

Русский добродетельная Добродетельная, хорошая (о женщинах).

Common words

淑shūgood
淑女shū nǚvirtuous woman

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