书
shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
a picture of 书 → a hand holding a brush, writing
The ancient form of 书 depicted a hand grasping a writing brush with a stroke below it, capturing the act of writing itself. Over time the form simplified, but the character still means both the act of writing and the object it produces — a book or document.
这本书很有意思，我已经看了两遍了。
zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yì si, wǒ yǐ jīng kàn le liǎng biàn le。
This book is very interesting; I have already read it twice.
桌上那本书是我从图书馆借来的。
zhuō shàng nà běn shū shì wǒ cóng tú shū guǎn jiè lái de。
That book on the table is one I borrowed from the library.
Words with 书
K书
k shū
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1])
四书
sì shū
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
丛书
cóng shū
a series of books
草书
cǎo shū
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
书证
shū zhèng
written evidence
书桌
shū zhuō
desk
评书
píng shū
pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction
说明书
shuō míng shū
(technical) manual
新华书店
xīn huá shū diàn
Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
书记
shū ji
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
史书
shǐ shū
history book
教书
jiāo shū
to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)