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])
闲书
xián shū
light reading
隶书
lì shū
clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)
通书
tōng shū
almanac
通知书
tōng zhī shū
written notice
连书
lián shū
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
遗书
yí shū
posthumous writing
还书
huán shū
return books
那鸿书
nà hóng shū
Book of Nahum
郢书燕说
yǐng shū yān shuō
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
医书
yī shū
medical book
钉书机
dìng shū jī
stapler