疏 — Chinese character
疏
shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
- Pinyin
- shū
- Radical
- 103 ⽦ (Bolt Of Cloth)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 疋 㐬
- Formation
- ideographic — Walking 疋 through uncultivated land 㐬
- Japanese
- 疏 as a kanji
Common words with 疏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疏散 | shū sǎn | idle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] |
| 疏散 | shū sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; sparse |
| 疏忽 | shū hu | to neglect; to overlook |
| 疏远 (疏遠) | shū yuǎn | to drift apart; to become estranged |
| 疏导 (疏導) | shū dǎo | to dredge; to open up a path for |
| 疏通 | shū tōng | to unblock; to dredge |
| 稀疏 | xī shū | sparse; infrequent |
| 疏浚 | shū jùn | to dredge |
| 疏于 (疏於) | shū yú | to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to |
| 疏离 (疏離) | shū lí | to become alienated; estranged |
| 疏漏 | shū lòu | to slip up; to overlook by negligence; careless omission; oversight |
| 生疏 | shēng shū | unfamiliar; strange |
English words written with 疏
- oversight
- inaccurate
- unfamiliar
- rusty
- mitigate
- loosen
- dredge
- alienate
- osteoporosis
- hydrophobic
- carelessness
- unblock
疏 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 4 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 56
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 73
- Analects 4.26
- Analects 7.15
- Analects 10.8
- Analects 14.10
- Mencius 1B.7
- Mencius 2A.1
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