菽 Stroke Order — How to Write 菽
菽 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, 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.
菽 Radical and Character Components
菽 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 叔 indicates the sound.
Radical: 艹 + 8 more strokes
菽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shū
Meanings of 菽 in Chinese
shū菽
Common Words and Phrases with 菽
More words with 菽
- chuò啜shū菽to eat beans as food
- rěn荏shū菽perilla bean, perilla seeds
- shū菽dòu豆bean, beans
- chuò啜shū菽wéi为shēng生To live on a meager diet., To subsist on humble fare.
Idioms with 菽
- bù不biàn辨shū菽mài麦unable to distinguish common things
- bù布bó帛shū菽sù粟daily necessities
- yǐn饮shuǐ水chuò啜shū菽live a life of extreme frugality
- shū菽shuǐ水zhī之huān欢joy of humble sustenance
- bù不biàn辨shū菽sù粟unable to tell beans from millet
- shū菽shuǐ水chéng承huān欢serve parents with simple food to make them happy
- bù不biàn辩shū菽mài麦unable to distinguish basic things
- chuò啜shū菽yǐn饮shuǐ水live a life of austerity
- yǐn饮shuǐ水shí食shū菽live a simple and frugal life
- zhì智hūn昏shū菽mài麦unable to distinguish basic things
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Open the tool →Questions about 菽
What does 菽 mean in Chinese?
菽 (shū) means “Shū refers to legumes or beans in general. It is often used in literary contexts, particularly in phrases related to simple sustenance or filial piety, such as '菽水承欢' (serving parents with simple food)” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 菽?
菽 is pronounced shū in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 菽 have?
菽 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 菽?
菽 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 菽?
The radical of 菽 is 艹, and 菽 is a phono-semantic compound.