Dong Chinese dictionary

shù

perpendicular

A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂

Components

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

又 Meaning component

yòu

(hand), again

立 Meaning component

lì

stand

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

shù

vertical; perpendicular; upright; to erect; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

shù

variant of 豎|竖[shù]

Most common words with 竖

Sources