How to write 舒 (shū, “to stretch”)

舒 (shū), an HSK 2 character, means “to stretch”, “to unfold” and “to relax”. It pairs a meaning part, 舍 (“to give up”), with a sound part, 予 (“me”). Among the HSK words it appears in 舒服 (“comfortable”), 舒适 (“cozy”) and 舒展 (“to roll out”). Japanese reads it jo, “stretch”.

Pinyin: shū
Strokes: 12
HSK: 2
Radical: 舌 (“tongue”)

Stroke by stroke

As a left-right character it splits into 舍 (“to give up”), strokes 1–8; 予 (“me”), strokes 9–12, written the left part first.

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Names of the strokes

Japanese and Chinese

The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (12 strokes in Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese).

Japanese · KanjiVG · 12 strokes

Chinese · Make Me a Hanzi · 12 strokes

Where 舒 comes from

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Meaning part: 舍 (“to give up”)
Sound part: 予 (“me”)

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Pinyin and meaning

Pinyin	Meanings	Traditional	In words
shū first tone	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely	—	舒服舒适舒展舒畅

HSK 2025 syllabus: level 2
2021 standard: level 2
HSK 2.0: in a level 3 word
Words with it: 25 in CC-CEDICT

Words with 舒

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; feeling well HSK 2
舒适舒適	shūshì	cozy; snug HSK 5
舒展	shūzhǎn	to roll out; to extend HSK 7-9
舒畅舒暢	shūchàng	happy; entirely free from worry HSK 7-9
舒气舒氣	shūqì	to heave a sigh of relief; to get one's breath back
不舒服	bùshūfu	unwell; feeling ill
舒一口气舒一口氣	shūyīkǒuqì	to heave a sigh of relief
舒舒服服	shūshufufu	comfortable; with ease
安舒	ānshū	at peace; relaxed
舒张舒張	shūzhāng	to relax and expand; (physiology) diastole

HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).

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