竖 (shù) — (adjective) vertical, upright; (verb) to erect, to stand upright; (noun) vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
Definition
竖 (shù) means 'vertical/upright' — physical orientation, like 垂直. Unlike 直, it implies a tall object standing on end rather than a line or path being straight.
adjective
verticalupright
verb
to erectto stand upright
noun
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
Examples
- 竖。Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ shù zhe fàng.Please put this piece of paper vertically.
- 。Tā bǎ zhù zi shù qǐ lái le.He erected the pillar.
- 竖。Zhè ge hàn zì de dì yī bǐ shì shù.The first stroke of this Chinese character is a vertical stroke.
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.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 豎; 竖 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
臤臤qiān
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu豎shù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 豎 possibly pairs 臤 with 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 竖 is a shorthand.
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