Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 叔 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
淑
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
淑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
淑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
淑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
淑
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
淑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
淑 [shū]
warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shú]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
淑 きよい
Kiyoi female given name
淑 しずか
Shizuka female given name
淑 しの
Shino female given name
淑 しゅうすけ
Shuusuke unclassified name
淑 しゅうへい
Shuuhei unclassified name
淑 しゅく
Shuku female given name
淑 すなお
Sunao given name
淑 すみ
Sumi female given name
淑 そうすけ
Sousuke unclassified name
淑 そうへい
Souhei unclassified name
淑 そうべい
Soubei unclassified name
淑 とし
Toshi female given name
淑 はじめ
Hajime given name
淑 ふかし
Fukashi given name
淑 むなかた
Munakata unclassified name
淑 むねかた
Munekata unclassified name
淑 むねひら
Munehira unclassified name
淑 よし
Yoshi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
淑女 [shūnǚ] #8,482
wise and virtuous woman
贤淑 [xiánshū] #58,753
(of a woman) virtuous
贤淑 [xiánshū] #58,753
(of a woman) virtuous
周梁淑怡 [ZhōuLiángShūyí]
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
娴淑 [xiánshū] #58,994
ladylike
娴淑 [xiánshū] #58,994
ladylike
淑世 [shūshì]
to make the world a better place
淑人君子 [shūrénjūnzi] #73,848
virtuous gentleman (idiom)
淑女车 [shūnǚchē]
ladies bicycle
淑女车 [shūnǚchē]
ladies bicycle
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 淑女 [しゅくじょ] #9,618
lady
お淑やか [おしとやか] #32,520
graceful
⭐ 淑やか [しとやか] #35,371
graceful
貞淑 [ていしゅく] #35,753
chastity
紳士淑女 [しんししゅくじょ] #40,441
ladies and gentlemen
私淑 [ししゅく] #86,141
looking up to a person as one's own master or model
⭐ 淑徳 [しゅくとく] #126,985
womanly virtues
淑女風 [しゅくじょふう] #240,197
ladylike
淑景舎 [しげいしゃ] #264,191
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
淑徳大学 [しゅくとくだいがく] #266,200
Shukutoku University
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KOREAN WORDS (2)