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梳 (shū): Comb (a tool for arranging hair) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 梳

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How to write 梳 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 梳

梳 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
梳=木wood+疏to dredge or flow

A comb (梳) is a wooden (木) tool that untangles hair, flowing (疏) through strands to smooth and arrange them neatly.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 梳

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 梳

HSK words that contain this character.

梳子

shū zi

comb

HSK 5

梳理

shū lǐ

To sort out / to comb through

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 梳 is used in context

tā她
zhèng正
zài在
jìng镜
zi子
qián前
shū梳

Information

Pinyinshū
Meaningcomb (a tool for arranging hair)
Strokes11
Radical木
Traditional梳
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2423
Zhuyinㄕㄨ
UnicodeU+68B3
CangjieDLLN
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tóu头
。

She is combing her hair in front of the mirror.

tā她
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yòng用
zhè这
bǎ把
mù木
shū梳
shū梳
tóu头
。

She uses this wooden comb to comb her hair every morning.

tā她
měi每
tiān天
yòng用
shū梳
zǐ子
zhěng整
lǐ理
tóu头
fa发
。

She combs her hair with a comb every day.

wǒ我
xū需
yào要
shū梳
lǐ理
yí一
xià下
sī思
lù路
。

I need to organize my thoughts.

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