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术 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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术 Stroke Order — How to Write 术

Stroke Order

术 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

术 Radical and Character Components

Components:木丶

Radical: 木 + 1 more stroke

术 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shù
  • zhú

Meanings of 术 in Chinese

1

shù术

art, skill, technique, method
他掌握了高超的医术。
He mastered superb medical skills.
academic field, branch of learning
这是一门深奥的学术。
This is a profound academic discipline.
magic, sorcery, spell
传说中的法术很神奇。
The legendary magic is very mysterious.
2

zhú术

Atractylodes (a medicinal herb)
白术是一种常用中药。
Atractylodes macrocephala is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine.

Common Words and Phrases with 术

1
shù术kē科
Technical subjects in military or physical training.
本次训练营的学员们,除了进行基础理论学习,还需要通过严格的术科训练来提升实战技能。
In this training camp, trainees, besides engaging in basic theoretical learning, also need to enhance their practical skills through rigorous technical subject training.
2
shù术shì士
A practitioner of magic or sorcery; a magician or warlock.
这位术士能够通过星象预测未来。
This sorcerer can predict the future through astrology.
3
shù术xué学
Ancient knowledge and studies concerning astronomy, astrology, and calendar calculation.
古人常将术学融入生活,以指导农耕和祭祀。
Ancient people often integrated 'shuxue' (the ancient scholarly arts concerning astronomy and calendar systems) into their daily lives to guide agricultural practices and rituals.
4
shù术yǔ语
A specialized term or terminology used in a particular field or discipline.
在医学领域,有许多特定的术语,普通人可能不理解其确切含义。
In the medical field, there are many specific technical terms whose exact meanings ordinary people might not understand.

More words with 术

  • jì技shu术technology, skill, or technique
  • yī医shù术medical skill or medical expertise
  • jiàn剑shù术Swordsmanship
  • mó魔shù术Magic
  • gùn棍shù术staff martial arts; stick fighting
  • huàn幻shù术illusion, magic
  • piàn骗shù术trickery, scam
  • qí骑shù术horsemanship, equitation
  • quán权shù术Political maneuvering, Machinations
  • quán拳shù术Chinese boxing
  • rén仁shù术Benevolent practices or skills
  • suàn算shù术arithmetic
  • wū巫shù术witchcraft, sorcery
  • yāo妖shù术Sorcery or witchcraft; evil magic.
  • yì艺shù术art
  • guǐ诡biàn辩shù术sophistry
  • jì技shù术yuán员A technician.
  • yì艺shù术xìng性artistry, artistic quality
  • zhān占xīng星shù术astrology
  • zhí植pí皮shù术skin grafting

Idioms with 术

  • bù不xué学wú无shù术ignorant and incompetent
  • diǎn点jīn金fá乏shù术lack the Midas touch
  • fēn分shēn身wú无shù术cannot be in two places at once
  • huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
  • rén人hǎi海zhàn战shù术human wave tactics
  • rén仁xīn心rén仁shù术benevolent mind and superb medical skills
  • shén神shù术miào妙jì计ingenious and unpredictable stratagem
  • xīn心shù术bù不zhèng正to have evil intentions
  • zhàn战lüè略zhàn战shù术strategy and tactics
  • dān单fù复zhī之shù术tactics of regular and irregular operations
  • diǎn点jīn金wú无shù术lacking the Midas touch
  • huài坏rén人xīn心shù术corrupt people's minds

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Questions about 术

What does 术 mean in Chinese?

术 (shù) means “art, skill, technique, method” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 术?

术 has 2 pronunciations: shù, zhú.

How many strokes does 术 have?

术 has 5 strokes.

How do you write 术?

术 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 术?

The radical of 术 is 木.

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