shù

perpendicular

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
臤 meaning component

  Meaning component

qiān

  

to gouge out an eye

豆 sound component

  Sound component

dòu

  

bean

Evolution

豎 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
豎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
豎 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
豎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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shù

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

Most common words with 豎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to erect

竖起

to erect (a tent etc)

竖琴

harp

竖立

to erect

横竖

anyway