Sentence #12686159 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 书籍 is built
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书shūbook
书 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 書: a hand holding a brush 聿 over words: to write, a book.
籍jíbook; record; register
⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
耤to plough · jíSound part
⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 耤 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.
How to write 书籍
书 4 strokes · 籍 20 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 书籍 (shūjí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
书籍 (shūjí) means “books” or “literature”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shūjí: shū with a 1st tone, then jí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 书籍 is written 書籍. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 书籍 from the suggestions. Typing shuji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
书籍 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
书shū1st tone, high and level
籍jí2nd tone, rising
