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豎
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竖
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perpendicular

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
shù
ジュ
たて、た.てる、こども
수
Phonosemantic compound. 臤 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (豎)
臤 to gouge out an eye+ 豆 beans =
豎 perpendicular
臤 Meaning component
qiān to gouge out an eye
hard
豆 Phonetic component
dòu beans
variant of 豆[dòu]
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Simplified (竖)
刂 knife (side)+ 又 again+ 立 standing up =
竖 perpendicular
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
又 Meaning component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
立 Meaning component
lì standing up
stand
Notes
Similar Characters
坚 hard (simp)堅 firm (trad/jp)紧 tense (simp)緊 tight (trad/jp)腎 kidneys (trad/jp)賢 worthy (trad/jp)豇 a small kidney bean豉 fermented beans豌 peas头 top (simp)尌 standing痘 smallpox短 short逗 tease頭 head (trad/jp)登 ascend
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
竖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
竖 / 豎 [shù]
to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
竖起 [shù​qǐ] #12,857
to erect (a tent etc)
竖琴 [shù​qín] #18,061
harp
竖立 [shù​lì] #43,928
to erect
横竖 [héng​shu] #38,445
anyway
横七竖八 [héng​qī​shù​bā] #34,691
in disorder
竖笛 [shù​dí] #57,484
recorder
横挑鼻子竖挑眼 [héng​tiāo​bí​zi​shù​tiāo​yǎn] #60,775
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
横眉竖眼 [héng​méi​shù​yǎn] #63,910
to scowl fiercely
横躺竖卧 [héng​tǎng​shù​wò] #68,422
to lie down all over the place
横三竖四 [héng​sān​shù​sì] #72,630
in disorder
13 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
孺子 [じゅし] #85,475
child
二豎 [にじゅ]
demon of ill health