書〔书〕 syu¹ {shū}

(noun) calligraphy style

書〔书〕 syu¹ {shū}

1. book
2. letter
3. document
4. CL: 本,冊,部
5. to write

書〔书〕 syu¹ {Shū}

abbr. for 書經

書包〔书-〕 syu¹ baau¹ {shūbāo}

(noun) Backpack (of students for carrying textbooks)

書簽〔书签〕 syu¹ cim¹ {shū qiān}

a bookmark

書友〔书-〕 syu¹ jau² {shū yǒu}

(noun) a school friend; a classmate

書院〔书-〕 syu¹ jyun² {shūyuàn}

(noun) 1. School; 2. College

書面〔书-〕 syu¹ min⁶ {shūmiàn}

(adjective) Written in paper

書攤〔书摊〕 syu¹ taan¹ {shū tān}

a book stand; a book stall

書檯〔书台〕 syu¹ toi² {shū tái}

noun; desk

書枱〔书-〕 syu¹ toi⁴ {shū sì}

reading desk

書展〔书-〕 syu¹ zin² {shū zhǎn}

book fair

書板〔书-〕 syu¹ baan² {shū bǎn}

(writing) tablet

書包〔书-〕 syu¹ baau¹ {shū bāo}

1. schoolbag
2. satchel
3. CL: 個,隻

書報〔书报〕 syu¹ bou³ {shū bào}

papers and books

書本〔书-〕 syu¹ bun² {shū běn}

1. book
2. CL: 本

書籤〔书签〕 syu¹ cim¹ {shū qiān}

1. bookmark
2. CL: 張

書桌〔书-〕 syu¹ coek³ {shū zhuō}

1. desk
2. CL: 張

書蟲〔书虫〕 syu¹ cung⁴ {shū chóng}

bookworm

書櫥〔书橱〕 syu¹ cyu⁴ {shū chú}

bookcase

書店〔书-〕 syu¹ dim³ {shū diàn}

1. bookstore
2. CL: 家

書檔〔书档〕 syu¹ dong³ {shū dàng}

bookend

書蠹〔书-〕 syu¹ dou³ {shū dù}

1. bookworm (literal and figurative)
2. book louse
3. pedant

書牘〔书牍〕 syu¹ duk⁶ {shū dú}

1. letter
2. wooden writing strips (arch.)
3. general term for letters and documents

書法〔书-〕 syu¹ faat³ {shū fǎ}

1. calligraphy
2. handwriting
3. penmanship

書房〔书-〕 syu¹ fong² {shū fáng}

1. study (room)
2. studio
3. CL: 間

書庫〔书库〕 syu¹ fu³ {shū kù}

1. a store room for books
2. fig. an erudite person
3. the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus

書風〔书风〕 syu¹ fung¹ {shū fēng}

calligraphic style

書架〔书-〕 syu¹ gaa² {shū jià}

1. bookshelf
2. CL: 個

書簡〔书简〕 syu¹ gaan² {shū jiǎn}

(literary) letter

書記〔书记〕 syu¹ gei³ {shū ji}

1. secretary
2. clerk
3. CL: 個

書經〔书经〕 syu¹ ging¹ {Shū jīng}

the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經, a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經, 尚書, 書

書角〔书-〕 syu¹ gok³ {shū jiǎo}

corner of a page

書稿〔书-〕 syu¹ gou² {shū gǎo}

manuscript of a book

書局〔书-〕 syu¹ guk⁶ {shū jú}

1. book store
2. publishing house

書館〔书馆〕 syu¹ gun² {shū guǎn}

1. teashop with performance by 評書 story tellers
2. (attached to name of publishing houses)
3. (in former times) private school
4. library (of classic texts)

書櫃〔书柜〕 syu¹ gwai⁶ {shū guì}

bookcase

書卷〔书-〕 syu¹ gyun² {shū juàn}

1. volume
2. scroll

書篋〔书箧〕 syu¹ haap⁶ {shū qiè}

bookcase

書香〔书-〕 syu¹ hoeng¹ {shū xiāng}

literary reputation

書刊〔书-〕 syu¹ hon² {shū kān}

books and publications

書頁〔书页〕 syu¹ jip⁶ {shū yè}

page of a book

書約〔书约〕 syu¹ joek³ {shū yuē}

book contract

書院〔书-〕 syu¹ jyun² {shū yuàn}

academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)

書眉〔书-〕 syu¹ mei⁴ {shū méi}

1. header
2. top margin on a page

書名〔书-〕 syu¹ meng² {shū míng}

1. name of a book
2. reputation as calligrapher

書面〔书-〕 syu¹ min⁶ {shū miàn}

1. in writing
2. written

書目〔书-〕 syu¹ muk⁶ {shū mù}

1. booklist
2. bibliography
3. title catalogue
4. CL: 本

書案〔书-〕 syu¹ on³ {shū àn}

1. writing desk
2. official record

書皮〔书-〕 syu¹ pei⁴ {shū pí}

1. book cover
2. book jacket

書評〔书评〕 syu¹ ping⁴ {shū píng}

1. book review
2. book notice

書生〔书-〕 syu¹ sang¹ {shū shēng}

1. scholar
2. intellectual
3. egghead

書寫〔书写〕 syu¹ se² {shū xiě}

to write

書社〔书-〕 syu¹ se⁵ {shū shè}

1. a reading group
2. press (i.e. publishing house)

書信〔书-〕 syu¹ seon³ {shū xìn}

1. letter
2. epistle

書聖〔书圣〕 syu¹ sing³ {Shū shèng}

1. great calligraphy master
2. the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361)

書壇〔书坛〕 syu¹ taan⁴ {shū tán}

the calligraphic community

書體〔书体〕 syu¹ tai² {shū tǐ}

1. calligraphic style
2. font

書題〔书题〕 syu¹ tai⁴ {shū tí}

book title

書亭〔书-〕 syu¹ ting⁴ {shū tíng}

book kiosk

書畫〔书画〕 syu¹ waa² {shū huà}

painting and calligraphy

書會〔书会〕 syu¹ wui² {shū huì}

1. calligraphy society
2. village school (old)
3. literary society (old)

書齋〔书斋〕 syu¹ zaai¹ {shū zhāi}

study (room)

書札〔书-〕 syu¹ zaat³ {shū zhá}

letter

書脊〔书-〕 syu¹ zek³ {shū jǐ}

spine of a book

書跡〔书迹〕 syu¹ zik¹ {shū jì}

extant work of a calligrapher

書籍〔书-〕 syu¹ zik⁶ {shū jí}

1. books
2. works

書證〔书证〕 syu¹ zing³ {shū zhèng}

written evidence

書生氣〔书-气〕 syu¹ sang¹ hei³ {shū shēng qì}

bookish; nerdy looking

書法家〔书--〕 syu¹ faat³ gaa¹ {shū fǎ jiā}

calligrapher

書記處〔书记处〕 syu¹ gei³ cyu³ {shū ji chù}

secretariat

書館兒〔书馆儿〕 syu¹ gun² ji⁴ {shū guǎn r}

teashop with performance by 評書 story tellers

書卷氣〔书-气〕 syu¹ gyun² hei³ {shū juàn qì}

1. scholarly flavor
2. educated appearance

書卷獎〔书-奖〕 syu¹ gyun² zoeng² {shū juàn jiǎng}

presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence)

書面語〔书-语〕 syu¹ min⁶ jyu⁵ {shū miàn yǔ}

written language

書名號〔书-号〕 syu¹ ming⁴ hou⁶ {shū míng hào}

Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc)

書呆子〔书--〕 syu¹ ngoi⁴ zi² {shū dāi zi}

1. bookworm
2. pedant
3. bookish fool

書信集〔书--〕 syu¹ seon³ zaap⁶ {shū xìn jí}

collected letters

書畫家〔书画-〕 syu¹ waa² gaa¹ {shū huà jiā}

calligrapher and painter

書畫氈〔书画毡〕 syu¹ waa² zin¹ {shū huà zhān}

felt desk pad for calligraphy

書不盡言〔书-尽-〕 syu¹ bat¹ zeon⁶ jin⁴ {shū bù jìn yán}

I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)

書香門第〔书-门-〕 syu¹ hoeng¹ mun⁴ dai⁶ {shū xiāng mén dì}

family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

書面許可〔书-许-〕 syu¹ min⁶ heoi² ho² {shū miàn xǔ kě}

1. written permission
2. written authorization

書寫符號〔书写-号〕 syu¹ se² fu⁴ hou⁶ {shū xiě fú hào}

writing symbol

書寫語言〔书写语-〕 syu¹ se² jyu⁵ jin⁴ {shū xiě yǔ yán}

written language

書寫不能症〔书写---〕 syu¹ se² bat¹ nang⁴ zing³ {shū xiě bù néng zhèng}

agraphia

書到用時方恨少〔书--时---〕 syu¹ dou³ jung⁶ si⁴ fong¹ han⁶ siu² {shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo}

to regret not having studied harder in the past and only realising now that you need to use that knowledge

書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉〔书---黄---书---颜--〕 syu¹ zung¹ zi⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹ uk¹ ，syu¹ zung¹ zi⁶ jau⁵ ngaan⁴ jyu⁴ juk⁶ {shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū , shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù}

1. lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)
2. fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow