Keyword
to erect
- perpendicular
- vertical
- Frequency
- #2670
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
shù
Mnemonic
A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
竖
to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
竖立
to erect; to set upright; to stand
竖起
to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
竖琴
harp
竖直
vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old)
竖井
vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
横竖
anyway
竖笛
recorder (musical instrument); (Tw) clarinet
横七竖八
in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
竖式
standing; vertical
横眉竖眼
to scowl fiercely; to glare