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秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

秫 Stroke Order — How to Write 秫

Stroke Order

秫 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, 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.

秫 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾术

秫 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, while 术 indicates the sound.

Radical: 禾 + 5 more strokes

秫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shú

Meanings of 秫 in Chinese

1

shú秫

When pronounced "shú", it refers to glutinous sorghum, often used for making liquor, or generally to sorghum. Common terms include 'shújiē' (sorghum stalks) and 'shúmǐ' (sorghum grain).
秋收时节，田里的秫秸高高立起，预示着丰收。
During the harvest season, the sorghum stalks in the fields stand tall, signaling a bountiful harvest.

Common Words and Phrases with 秫

1
shú秫jiē秸
sorghum stalk (after the grain has been harvested)
秋收后，农户们把地里的秫秸收拢堆放，准备冬天烧火取暖。
After the autumn harvest, farmers gather and stack the sorghum stalks from the fields, preparing them for burning to keep warm in winter.
2
shú秫mǐ米
husked sorghum
奶奶用秫米熬了一锅香甜的粥。
Grandma cooked a pot of sweet porridge using sorghum grains.
3
shú秫shú秫
Sorghum (a dialectal term for high-stalked grain, especially in some northern Chinese dialects)
秋天到了，田地里一片金黄，高高的秫秫随风摇曳
Autumn arrived, and the fields turned golden, with tall sorghum swaying in the wind.

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Questions about 秫

What does 秫 mean in Chinese?

秫 (shú) means “When pronounced "shú"” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 秫?

秫 is pronounced shú in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 秫 have?

秫 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 秫?

秫 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 秫?

The radical of 秫 is 禾, and 秫 is a phono-semantic compound.