疏

shū

“To dredge” in Chinese is 疏 (shū).

Other characters with the syllable shu: see all 27 →

Meaning

to dredge
to clear away obstruction
thin

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sparse
scanty
distant (relation)
not close
to neglect
negligent
to present a memorial to the Emperor
commentary
annotation
variant of 疏[shu1]
surname Shu

Example

提交工作内容之前请仔细检查，这里有疏忽的地方。

Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.

From 疏忽 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 疏

疏导shūdǎoto dredgeHSK 7-9 疏忽shūhuto neglectHSK 7-9 疏散shūsànidle; leisurely; laid-backHSK 7-9 疏通shūtōngto unblockHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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