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 | Pinyin | shū (first tone) |
| English | book; letter | |
| Sounds like 'shoe' | ||
Combines the character for pen with the character for clear/white to denote a book. You normally need to use it in conjunction with the measure word for books (běn). Measure words are important in Chinese as they help to make meanings less ambiguous.
| wǒ | yǒu | sān | běn | shū |
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| I | have | three | [of] | books |