HSK 5 · Objects

梳子 shūzi “comb” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 梳子 means

  1. comb

Measure word 把 bǎ · 一把梳子 yì bǎ shūzi

How to say 梳子

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale梳shū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own子zineutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

梳子 in a sentence

  1. 我的梳子在哪里呢？

    Wǒ de shūzi zài nǎlǐ ne?

    Where’s my comb?

    Sentence #10484053 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这是梳子。

    Zhè shì shūzi.

    It’s a comb.

    Sentence #10484055 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 她把梳子放在抽屉里面。

    Tā bǎ shūzi fàng zài chōuti lǐmiàn.

    She put the comb in the drawer.

    Sentence #10484057 from Tatoeba

How 梳子 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 梳 (shū) with each of its parts in a different colour
梳shūto comb
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 㐬pennantSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 㐬 () hints at the sound. Compare it with shū.

The character 子 (zi) with each of its parts in a different colour
子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子 “chair”
  • 了clear · le
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.

How to write 梳子

梳 11 strokes · 子 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

梳子 (shūzi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 梳子 (shūzi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 梳子

Words with 子

儿子érzi · son椅子yǐzi · chair桌子zhuōzi · table杯子bēizi · cup妻子qīzi · wife孩子háizi · child本子běnzi · book子zi · (common noun suffix)裤子kùzi · pants帽子màozi · hat

More words: Objects & Materials

扇子shànzi · fan绳子shéngzi · cord手工shǒugōng · handmade书架shūjià · bookshelf丝绸sīchóu · silk cloth锁suǒ · to lock玩具wánjù · plaything文具wénjù · stationery (pens

FAQs

梳子 (shūzi) means “comb”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shūzi: shū with a 1st tone, then zi with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 梳子 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 把 (bǎ). For example, one comb is 一把梳子 (yì bǎ shūzi).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuzi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 梳子 from the suggestions. Typing shuzi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
梳子 is an HSK 5 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.