Dong Chinese dictionary

shū

wide apart

Original meaning:

unblock, get things flowing

Phonosemantic compound. 疋 represents the sound and 㐬 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "unblock, get things flowing". The meaning later shifted to "open up", "sparse", "wide apart", and "neglect".

Components

疋 Sound component

pǐ, shū, yǎ

foot

㐬 Meaning component

liú

birth

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

疏

shū

neglect; careless, lax; 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

疏

Shū

surname Shu

疏 (疎)

shū

variant of 疏[shū]

Most common words with 疏