How to write 书 (shū, “book”)

书 (shū), an HSK 1 character, means “book”, “letter” and “document”. The traditional form is 書, 10 strokes instead of 4. Dictionaries list it under the radical 丨 (“line”). On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 读书 (“to read a book”), 书店 (“bookstore”) and 书包 (“schoolbag”). Japanese keeps the traditional 書, read sho (“write”).

Pinyin

shū

Strokes

4

HSK

1

Radical

丨 (“line”)

Traditional

書