竖 (shù) — Chinese Character

竖

shù

perpendicular, vertical; to erect

Radical: 立 HSK 7 v, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

竖 decomposes into the following components:

刂又立

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 竖.

横竖

héng shu

anyway

竖井

shù jǐng

竖式

shù shì

standing

竖折

shù zhé

(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)

竖提

shù tí

竖琴

shù qín

harp

竖直

shù zhí

vertical

竖立

shù lì

to erect

竖笔

shù bǐ

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

竖笛

shù dí

竖蛋

shù dàn

竖起

shù qǐ

to hold up (high)

Characters that share the radical 立.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.