Common Meanings
1
shù竖
To set upright; vertical; erect, opposite to horizontal.
小猫竖起耳朵，警惕地听着外面的动静。
The kitten pricked up its ears, listening cautiously to the sounds outside.
One of the basic strokes in Chinese characters, drawn from top to bottom.
这个字的第一笔是竖。
The first stroke of this character is a vertical stroke.
In a vertical or upright direction, opposite to 'horizontal'.
把书竖起来
Stand the book upright.
An old term referring to an underage boy servant or a junior official, later extended to a derogatory term for a contemptible or base person.
这竖子，竟然敢当众顶撞长辈，实在令人不齿
This despicable fellow dared to openly contradict an elder in public, which is truly disgraceful.