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1. Book
2. Comfortable
3. Fanchon
4. Shur
5. Wise Woman
6. Schumer
7. Anshu
8. Jeshua
9. Joshua
10. Noshua
11. Shujaat
12. Shukri
13. Ursula
14. Shubham
15. Anshul
16. Sugara
17. Joshuwa
18. Schulz
19. Amshu
20. Scheurwater
21. Shultz
22. Book of Hosea
23. Akashanshu
書 is the most simple way to say “book” in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
書 is usually read as “book” but can refer to a letter, or document.
In a certain context, it can refer to writing, penmanship, or handwriting. Especially in Chinese, it can be a short way to say calligraphy.
If you love books or want to write books, this is the simple, all-encompassing character for you.
淑女 is an ancient title for a wise and virtuous woman or lady
In Japan, this can be a female given name, Kiyome.
讀萬卷書行萬里路 is a lifelong suggestion for expanding your horizons by gaining knowledge, experience, and seeing the world.
Of course, this was written long ago when it was hard to travel 10,000 miles (at least 1000 years before the invention of the airplane).
With air travel and the business I'm in, I often achieve that lifetime goal on a monthly basis.
However, I am a little behind in the book count.
Note: An ancient Chinese mile (里 or lǐ) referred to in this proverb is about a third of a British/American mile. However, at that time, this was a great distance to travel.
行万里路胜读万卷书 translates a few ways:
To travel ten thousand miles beats reading ten-thousand books.
Better to travel ten thousand li than to read ten thousand books. (a “li” is an ancient Chinese mile)
Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books.
No matter how you slice it, this Chinese proverb is claiming that experience is more profound and meaningful than what you can get from a book. Go do it! Don't just read about it.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your shu1 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
書 书 see styles |
shū shu1 shu sho しょ |
More info & calligraphy: Book(n,n-suf) (1) book; document; (2) calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; (3) handwriting; (4) letter; note likh; to write; pustaka, a writing, book; lekha, a letter, document. |
安舒 see styles |
ān shū an1 shu1 an shu |
More info & calligraphy: Anshu |
淑女 see styles |
shū nǚ shu1 nu:3 shu nü shukujo しゅくじょ |
More info & calligraphy: Wise Woman(1) lady; (2) (net-sl) (female) pervert; (female given name) Kiyome |
舒服 see styles |
shū fu shu1 fu5 shu fu |
More info & calligraphy: Comfortable |
約書亞 约书亚 see styles |
yuē shū yà yue1 shu1 ya4 yüeh shu ya |
More info & calligraphy: Joshua |
倏 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [shu4] |
倐 倏 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
variant of 倏[shu1] |
儵 倏 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
variant of 倏[shu1] |
叔 see styles |
shū shu1 shu yoshi よし |
uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] (given name) Yoshi A father's younger brother; translit. śi, śu. |
姝 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
pretty woman |
尗 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
archaic variant of 菽[shu1]; archaic variant of 叔[shu1] |
抒 see styles |
shū shu1 shu jo |
to express; to give expression to; variant of 紓|纾[shu1]; to relieve to extend |
摴 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
dice; gambling; to release |
攄 摅 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
set forth; to spread |
杸 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
to kill; a spear |
梳 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
to comb; (bound form) a comb |
樞 枢 see styles |
shū shu1 shu sū |
(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.) A pivot, axis. |
橾 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic) |
殊 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shu こと |
different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass (n,adj-na,n-pref) (1) (archaism) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adjectival noun) (2) unusual; extraordinary; (adjectival noun) unusual; extraordinary To kill, exterminate; different; very. |
殳 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shiyu しゆ |
bamboo or wooden spear; Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc kanji radical 79 at right; (surname) Shiyu |
毹 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
rug |
淑 see styles |
shū shu1 shu yoshi よし |
(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2] (female given name) Yoshi |
疎 疏 see styles |
shū shu1 shu so そ |
variant of 疏[shu1] (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 密・みつ・1) sparse; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ant: 親・しん・1) distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated penetrate |
疏 see styles |
shū shu1 shu so; sho そ; しょ |
to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation (1) (See 注疏) detailed commentary; explanation; annotation; (2) (そ only) memorial to the throne (esp. itemized) 疎 Open, wide apart; distant, coarse; estrange; lax, careless; to state report; commentary; also used for 蔬 vegetarian food. |
紓 纾 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve |
綀 𦈌 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
a kind of sackcloth |
舒 see styles |
shū shu1 shu su す |
to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely (surname) Su to stretch out |
菽 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shuku まめ |
legumes (peas and beans) (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas; (2) soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy; (3) (colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); (4) (food term) (colloquialism) kidney; (prefix noun) (5) miniature; tiny; (6) child beans |
蔬 see styles |
shū shu1 shu sho |
vegetables vegetarian food |
踈 see styles |
shū shu1 shu |
variant of 疏[shu1] |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Book | 書 书 | sho | shū / shu1 / shu | |
Comfortable | 舒服 | shū fu / shu1 fu5 / shu fu / shufu | ||
Fanchon | 芳淑 | fāng shū / fang1 shu1 / fang shu / fangshu | ||
Shur | 舒爾 舒尔 | shū ěr / shu1 er3 / shu er / shuer | shu | |
Wise Woman | 淑女 | shukujo | shū nǚ / shu1 nu:3 / shu nu: / shunu: | shu nü / shunü |
Schumer | 舒默 | shū mò / shu1 mo4 / shu mo / shumo | ||
Anshu | 安舒 | ān shū / an1 shu1 / an shu / anshu | ||
Jeshua | 約書亞 约书亚 | yuē shū yà yue1 shu1 ya4 yue shu ya yueshuya | yüeh shu ya yüehshuya |
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Joshua | 約書亞 约书亚 | yuē shū yà yue1 shu1 ya4 yue shu ya yueshuya | yüeh shu ya yüehshuya |
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Noshua | 諾舒阿 诺舒阿 | nuò shū ā nuo4 shu1 a1 nuo shu a nuoshua | no shu a noshua |
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Shujaat | 舒賈特 舒贾特 | shū jiǎ tè shu1 jia3 te4 shu jia te shujiate | shu chia t`e shuchiate shu chia te |
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Shukri | 舒克里 | shū kè lǐ shu1 ke4 li3 shu ke li shukeli | shu k`o li shukoli shu ko li |
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Ursula | 耳舒拉 | ěr shū lā er3 shu1 la1 er shu la ershula | erh shu la erhshula |
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Shubham | 舒巴姆 | shū bā mǔ shu1 ba1 mu3 shu ba mu shubamu | shu pa mu shupamu |
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Anshul | 安舒爾 安舒尔 | ān shū ěr an1 shu1 er3 an shu er anshuer | an shu anshu |
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Sugara | 舒格拉 | shū gé lā shu1 ge2 la1 shu ge la shugela | shu ko la shukola |
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Joshuwa | 喬舒瓦 乔舒瓦 | qiáo shū wǎ qiao2 shu1 wa3 qiao shu wa qiaoshuwa | ch`iao shu wa chiaoshuwa chiao shu wa |
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Schulz | 舒爾茨 舒尔茨 | shū ěr cí shu1 er3 ci2 shu er ci shuerci | shu erh tz`u shuerhtzu shu erh tzu |
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Amshu | 阿姆舒 | ā mǔ shū a1 mu3 shu1 a mu shu amushu | ||
Scheurwater | 舒沃特 | shū wò tè shu1 wo4 te4 shu wo te shuwote | shu wo t`e shuwote shu wo te |
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Shultz | 舒爾茨 舒尔茨 | shū ěr cí shu1 er3 ci2 shu er ci shuerci | shu erh tz`u shuerhtzu shu erh tzu |
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Book of Hosea | 何西阿書 何西阿书 | hé xī ā shū he2 xi1 a1 shu1 he xi a shu hexiashu | ho hsi a shu hohsiashu |
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Akashanshu | 阿卡山舒 | ā kǎ shān shū a1 ka3 shan1 shu1 a ka shan shu akashanshu | a k`a shan shu akashanshu a ka shan shu |
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Read 10,000 Books, Travel 10,000 Miles | 讀萬卷書行萬里路 读万卷书行万里路 | dú wàn juǎn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 du wan juan shu xing wan li lu duwanjuanshuxingwanlilu | tu wan chüan shu hsing wan li lu | |
Better to Travel 10,000 Miles than Read 10,000 Books | 行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 行万里路胜读万卷书 | xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 sheng4 du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 xing wan li lu sheng du wan juan shu | hsing wan li lu sheng tu wan chüan shu | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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