shū
first tone
第一声
high and flat
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shu Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn shu pinyin visually. Compare shu paths through book, tree, and number words. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
书、树、数连接到高频词。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
5 characters · 5 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of shu
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
shú
second tone
第二声
rising
shǔ
third tone
第三声
down, then up
shù
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for shu
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
shū
book
书本
shú
familiar / well-known to you
熟悉；了解
shǔ
summer heat
热天；夏天相关
shù
tree
树木
shù
number / math
数字或数学
Useful words
Build vocabulary with shu
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
书包
shū bāo
school bag
装书的包
熟悉
shú xī
familiar / to know well
知道得很清楚，感觉不陌生
暑假
shǔ jià
summer vacation
夏天的假期
树叶
shù yè
tree leaves
树上的叶子
数学
shù xué
math, the subject about numbers
学习数字和计算的科目
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