Keyword
gentle
- good
- pure
- virtuous
- charming
- Frequency
- #2923
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
shū
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 叔 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
淑
(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. shú
淑女
wise and virtuous woman; lady
贤淑
(of a woman) virtuous
遇人不淑
(idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person; (idiom) to associate with a bad person
周梁淑怡
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
淑静
gentle; tender
娴淑
ladylike