Chinese symbol for “dredge”
疏
shū
to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dredge is 疏 (shū), defined as: to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dredge”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疏导 (疏導) | shū dǎo | to dredge; to open up a path for |
| 疏浚 | shū jùn | to dredge |
| 深挖 | shēn wā | to dredge |
| 浚 | jùn | to dredge (a river) |
| 清淤 | qīng yū | to dredge; to remove sludge |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疏散 | shū sǎn | idle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dredge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.