沭 (shù) — Shu River (in Shandong)
Definition
沭 (shù) appears only in the proper name 沭河 (Shù Hé), a river in Shandong Province. It has no independent use as an adjective — the POS label reflects its role in this fixed proper noun.
adjective
Shu River (in Shandong)
Easily confused
- 沐mùlook-alike(bound form) to wash (hair); used in literary/formal compounds and set phrases
- 树shùsound-aliketree
- 怵chùlook-alike(bound form) frightened, intimidated
- 术shùsound-aliketechnique
- 恕shùsound-alike(bound form) to forgive, to excuse (used in polite expressions)
- 束shùsound-alike(classifier) for bunches, bundles, or beams of light
Examples
- 沭。Shān dōng shěng yǒu yì tiáo hé jiào shù hé.There is a river called the Shu River in Shandong Province.
- 沭。shù Hé liǎng àn de fēng jǐng hěn měi.The scenery on both sides of the Shu River is beautiful.
- 沭。Wǒ tīng shuō shù hé de hé shuǐ hěn qīng.I've heard the water of the Shu River is very clear.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú沭
Same sound today
沭 combines 氵, the water part, with 朮, which supplies the sound.
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