庶

庻

shù

广 + 廿 + 灬

Definitions

shù (bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[dí])

shù old variant of 庶[shù]

Etymology

Depicts a stone pot (石) over a fire (灬). Based on the original meaning "to cook; boil", now written as 煮. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

About

庶 originally depicted a stone pot (石) over a fire (灬), representing the act of cooking or boiling, a sense now written as 煮. Through phonetic loan, it came to denote the common people or a multitude, as opposed to the nobility, and its modern form combines 广, 廿, and 灬.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

庶民的生活很艰苦。

shù mín de shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ.

The life of commoners is very hard.

这个地区物产富庶。

zhè ge dì qū wù chǎn fù shù.

This region has abundant products.

请详细说明，庶几无误。

qǐng xiáng xì shuō míng, shù jī wú wù.

Please explain in detail so that there are no mistakes.

他负责处理公司的日常庶务。

tā fù zé chǔ lǐ gōng sī de rì cháng shù wù.

He is responsible for handling the company's daily general affairs.

在古代，庶出的子女地位较低。

zài gǔ dài, shù chū de zǐ nǚ dì wèi jiào dī.

In ancient times, children born of concubines had lower status.

不断学习，庶几可以接近真理。

bù duàn xué xí, shù jī kě yǐ jiē jìn zhēn lǐ.

Keep studying, so that one may approach the truth.

此项政策旨在普惠庶众。

cǐ xiàng zhèng cè zhǐ zài pǔ huì shù zhòng.

This policy aims to benefit the common people universally.

庶民文化虽质朴，却蕴藏着无限的智慧。

shù mín wén huà suī zhì pǔ, què yùn cáng zhe wú xiàn de zhì huì.

Although common people's culture is simple, it contains limitless wisdom.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 广

Component: 廿

Component: 灬

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