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署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
署 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

署 Stroke Order — How to Write 署

Stroke Order

署 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 罒, 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.

署 Radical and Character Components

Components:罒者

署 is a phono-semantic compound: 罒 (network) carries the meaning, while 者 indicates the sound.

Radical: 罒 + 8 more strokes

署 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shǔ

Meanings of 署 in Chinese

1

shǔ署

An office or department, particularly an official government agency or public office.
这栋老建筑曾是地方公署。
This old building used to be a local public office.
To arrange or deploy; to make arrangements for resources or personnel.
公司正在部署新的市场策略,以应对市场变化。
The company is deploying a new market strategy to respond to market changes.
To sign; to affix one's signature to a document.
请您在合同上署名。
Please sign your name on the contract.
To act as; to hold a position concurrently or temporarily.
他目前兼署市场部经理一职。
He is currently concurrently serving as the Marketing Department Manager.

Common Words and Phrases with 署

1
shǔ署jiǎ假míng名
To use a pseudonym; pseudonymous.
为了保护隐私,这位作家选择在作品上署假名。
To protect privacy, this writer chose to sign their works with a pseudonym.
2
shǔ署lǐ理
to act as deputy or administer in an acting capacity
由于部门经理出差,副经理将署理其职务直至他返回。
As the department manager is on a business trip, the deputy manager will act in his position until his return.
3
shǔ署míng名
To sign one's name on a letter, document, or manuscript.
请确保在提交报告前完成署名。
Please make sure to complete your signature before submitting the report.

More words with 署

  • yá衙shǔ署yamen, government office
  • bù部shǔ署deploy, deployment
  • qiān签shǔ署Sign
  • dū督shǔ署governor-general's office
  • gōng公shǔ署office, bureau
  • jíng警shǔ署Police station, Precinct
  • jiān兼shǔ署concurrent post, also serve
  • zhàn战luè略bù部shǔ署Strategic deployment, Strategic arrangement
  • shǔ署le了míng名signed, autographed
  • bù部shǔ署qíng情kuàng况Deployment status, Deployment situation
  • jīng精mì密bù部shǔ署precise deployment, precision deployment
  • zhōu周mì密bù部shǔ署meticulous deployment, careful arrangements

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Questions about 署

What does 署 mean in Chinese?

署 (shǔ) means “An office or department” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 署?

署 is pronounced shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 署 have?

署 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 署?

署 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 罒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 署?

The radical of 署 is 罒, and 署 is a phono-semantic compound.

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