vertical; upright; perpendicular (adj./v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
豎
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
树 shù - tree (n.) | HSK 3
束 shù - bind; tie; bunch; sheaf (clf.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
书 shū - book (n.) | HSK 1
输 shū - to lose (v.) | HSK 4
数 shǔ - frequently; repeatedly (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
他竖起了大拇指表示赞同。 tā shù qǐle dàmǔzhǐ biǎoshì zàntóng. - He raised his thumb to show agreement.
路标上的竖杠指示着前行方向。 lùbiāo shàng de shùgàng zhǐshì zhe qiánxíng fāngxiàng. - The vertical bar on the road sign indicates the direction.
他竖立了一面国旗。 tā shùlì le yīmiàn guóqí. - He erected a national flag.
教室里的黑板上竖着一排数字。 jiàoshì lǐ de hēibǎn shàng shù zhe yī pái shùzì. - There is a row of numbers written vertically on the blackboard.
他以竖起的姿势表达了坚定的态度。 tā yǐ shùqǐ de zīshì biǎodá le jiāndìng de tàidù. - He expressed a firm attitude with an upright posture.