Meaning
method; technique; Atractylis lancea var. ovata
Chinese: 方法、技术或技艺。
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The same syllable “shu” becomes a different word in each tone. 术 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 技术jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
- 艺术yì shùart
- 美术měi shùart; fine arts; painting
- 武术wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
- 手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
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Example Sentence
他对中国武术很感兴趣。Tā duì Zhōng guó wǔ shù hěn gǎn xìng qù.He is very interested in Chinese martial arts.
他Tāhe对duìtoward中国Zhōng guóChina武术wǔ shùself-defense很hěnvery感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 術 (which had 行, a road). Read shù it means ‘art, skill, technique, craft; method, strategy’ (技术, 艺术, 手术); read zhú it names a herb (白术).
A way to remember it
‘Skill / art / technique’: 技术 (technology), 艺术 (art).