梳 shū
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
梳
shū
to comb
Character
Example phrases
- 她习惯在演讲前把头发梳整齐，借此让自己平静下来。 Tā xíguàn zài yǎnjiǎng qián bǎ tóufa shū zhěngqí, jiè cǐ ràng zìjǐ píngjìng xiàlái. She is used to combing her hair neatly before giving a speech, using it to calm herself down.
- 早上他用小梳子把孩子的头发梳好了。 Zǎoshang tā yòng xiǎo shūzi bǎ háizi de tóufa shū hǎo le. In the morning he combed the child's hair neatly with a small comb.
- 奶奶坐在院子里慢慢梳着白头发。 Nǎinai zuò zài yuànzi lǐ mànmàn shūzhe bái tóufa. Grandma sits in the courtyard, slowly combing her white hair.
Related words
- 梳理 shūlǐ to comb through; to sort out; to organise
- 梳子 shūzi comb
- 掀起 xiānqǐ to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 削 xiāo to pare; to whittle; to shave
- 掀 xiān to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 砸 zá to smash; to ruin
- 捂 wǔ to cover; to hold over
- 拽 zhuài to drag; to pull forcibly
- 退回 tuìhuí to return; to send back
- 摊 tān to spread out; stall; to share out
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 挽 wǎn to roll up; to hold by the arm; to pull back