shù ㄕㄨˋ syu6 HSK 7-9

  • to erect
  • vertical
  • vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

shù ㄕㄨˋ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 竖 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 豎起你的耳朵。 Prick up your ears.
  • 我豎起了耳朵聽。 I pricked up my ears.
  • 看到鬼的時候,我嚇得汗毛直豎。 When I saw the ghost, I was so frightened that my hair stood on end.
  • 他開始說他的秘密的時候,我們都豎起了耳朵來聽。 We were all ears when he started to tell us his secret.
  • 我跟那個芬蘭豎琴手懷孕了,他就是我昨晚告訴你的那個人。 I got pregnant from the Finnish harpist that I told you about last night.

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