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豎

简竖 · 繁豎

Mandarin · pinyin shù

to erect
vertical
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

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豎: Look up this written character
竖: shù · perpendicular, vertical; erect

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4 · shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syu6

Cantonese word readings for 豎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to erect; to make vertical
vertical
upright; perpendicular to the ground
(Chinese calligraphy) a vertical stroke (㇑)
(historical) attendant; boy servant
a surname, Shu

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